Posted by twinleaf on May 18, 2008, at 15:57:13
In reply to Re: I think it can be even better....Dinah » twinleaf, posted by Dinah on May 18, 2008, at 14:17:44
you did mention that you felt some latent anger on his part Tuesday. I would do just what you did Friday- be a bit warm and charming just to make sure everything is "OK". Once you know that, you can return to facing more difficult topics, if and as you need to. I think we all do that. My analyst is really quite remarkable in how even-tempered and yet "there" and "with me" he is able to be nearly all of the time; this gives me the freedom to really concentrate on what I really need to tell him. But even he is sometimes a little less than fully there, like two weeks ago, when I saw him just before he was about to fly to Italy to give a talk. It was noticeable that he was already partly gone! And I did feel kind of "dropped". I did just what you did when I saw him again after he returned- talked about things I love and was pleased about, and kind of generally presented my most winning self! I can't afford to lose this guy, after all! But, the way he works, I'll be back talking about the hardest things tomorrow...
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