Posted by Tamar on August 13, 2005, at 13:02:31
In reply to Re: I dreamed of Daddy last night. » Tamar, posted by Dinah on August 13, 2005, at 11:36:54
> Actually, I did feel comforted. Like we had connected somehow.
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> I know that's sort of silly since it was all in my mind. And the Daddy of my dreams both was and wasn't like the Daddy I remembered. We weren't big on hugs in our family. In my dream I attributed it to the fact that we both knew he was dead.I think it's kinda nice that you hugged as a gesture of affection precisely because he was dead. It sort of confirms that there was real love there, even if it wasn't always demonstrated explicitly.
> But I woke up feeling less depressed than I have lately.
That's a good thing!
> I'm wondering if the absence of my therapist has led to my increased dwelling on Daddy lately. Or maybe not. After all, he's my therapist/mommy, not my therapist/daddy.
Well, one thing I noticed about my therapy was that the transference changed according to what we were working on. So although it was usually a sexual thing for me, there were times when I had daddy feelings about him. Maybe it's possible for your therapist to be your therapist/daddy sometimes?
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