Posted by tarabara on December 15, 2005, at 19:49:14
In reply to Re: Falling for my T, posted by LadyBug on December 14, 2005, at 10:15:47
what i did because i didn't feel comfortable talking with my therapist about it directly is that i told him that i was having strong feelings for him but i described the more immediate feelings. i had an overall feeling of love and attachment but what i shared were the moments of rage i would feel at a certain comment he made or something he did that made me feel really good and we would go from there. it didn't phase him. he might have had an idea of what was going on. he knew i had profound feelings, i just never used the L word. the more i thought about it though, the more it shifted from "i hope he's wearing a blue shirt, it brings out his eyes..." to "why the %^#* was he 5 minutes late" and to embrace and explore the over the top emotions that he evoked in me. it has been really helpful in letting me examine my relationships with the male's in my life. anyway, you have to embrace it and figure out a way to use it. the fact that you have it means that you are feeling a genuine connection to your therapist. you really have to read the In Session book everyone is reccommending. it honestly made me feel not so crazy.
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