Posted by Rigby on December 14, 2005, at 11:21:17
Hi All,
Wondering what people had to say about the topic of curiousity--not transference--about your therapist.
I've made a ton of headway in therapy over the past four years and beginning next year we will discuss new goals or termination. No pressure but clearly I'm coming to an end in terms of what I originally came in for. Great stuff for the most part.
The thing that still bugs me though is that I almost feel like I've got a mystery to solve about my therapist. Like I feel like I need to "find out" what her deal is.
One thing that I think plagues me is this: I was referred to this therapist by a friend who told me that she was roomate's with my therapist a long time back. She said she was gay for a long time and then ended up marrying a guy.
Over the past years my path has taken me in a similar direction. It came from left field--I was gay, was with a woman and then fell head over heels with a guy. It's genuine--I do not feel I was pushed into this at all.
But I don't know. Maybe part of me wants to know if I'll know what happens to me if I know what happened to her?
She and I have talked about the similarities and how I feel about them.
But I don't want to leave therapy curious. I want to leave therapy DONE.
Any advise? Is this just a "thing" I need to process with her?
Thanks!
Rigby
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