Posted by one woman cine on November 30, 2005, at 10:36:43
Hmmm. Just my two cents.
I often wonder to myself why this is such a "hot button" issue & I guess it strikes different deep chords for everyone.
But, having said that, let me just give you a perspective from someone who's SO is a psychiatrist. This is not to minimize anyone's feelings! - but I think if she had a dime for every patient who had feelings for her or was in love with her, she could buy a small island in the Carribbean. This comes up often for every person in the mental health field, it's considered commonplace and they are taught how to deal with that.
Idealizing someone is easy when you only see them for such a finite period of time. The "frame" of therapy is what should make things so safe - in order for one to explore their feelings. - It's different when you sleep next to that same person & they're snoring and you feel like smothering them with a pillow.
Therapists don't need to protected from our feelings, nor us from them. "We" won't kill them with negative feelings - & sadly, we can't make them love us with postive ones either.
& I guess until some therapists get on here & begin declaring their "love" for their patients - then we are all pretty safe.
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