Posted by Dinah on August 13, 2005, at 11:06:16
In reply to scared of not ever finding relief- *triggering****, posted by frida on August 13, 2005, at 10:22:54
I'm sorry you're hurting so much, but I'm very glad you were able to write it down and send it to her. She can't help you if you hold what you are feeling inside.
My therapist knows he can't be my mommy, but he's perfectly comfortable being my therapist/mommy. And to my eyes, a therapist/mommy is perfectly fine. He'll never bug me about curfew or ask me to pick my socks off the floor. Every once in a while he'll even refer to himself as my therapist/mommy.
We both understand what that means and more importantly what it doesn't mean.
But maybe not all therapists would be as comfortable with the concept.
Which is a shame, because I think his comfort with and acceptance of the role allowed me to jump some hurdle in getting better.
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