Posted by twinleaf on November 22, 2008, at 12:58:42
In reply to The L word with T?, posted by JayMac on November 22, 2008, at 12:31:16
I don't know if seeing a psychoanalyst is all that different from seeing a therapist, but, because there is such an emphasis on saying EVERYTHING that pops into your mind, you don't really have the luxury of deciding whether or not you'll say something. The more you don't want to say it, the more you know you should. This is by way of building up to telling you that I just told my analyst that I loved him on Friday! He looked pleased, and said, " I'm glad you're able to trust me enough now to feel that way". It was kind of a big deal for me; I, too felt proud of myself- it really did feel like progress. But I know that sometime in the next month I'll have to tell him how angry I am that he's going on vacation at Christmas, or how sad I am leaving his office some days- and I'll probably also tell him that I love him again too!
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