Posted by emmanuel98 on January 31, 2009, at 13:51:33
In reply to Questions about your T, posted by Looney Tunes on January 31, 2009, at 13:22:15
> 1) How long have you been with CURRENT T? Did you have a previous T?
Four years. Never had a prior T except when I was 15 and in youth services.
> 2) Is your T male or female?
Male. That was my choice.
> 3) What is the orientation of your T? Did you know when you started with T?
>Psychodynamic. Though at his urging I see a second DBT/CBT person and do a DBT group.
> 4) Are you older, younger, or same age as T?
He is 16 years older than me. Not old enough to be my parent, but it often feels that way.
> 5) What type of transference have you experienced? Do you think it is limited by your T's age or gender?
Very much see him as a father-figure. Maybe even a mother figure, but frankly I has such a bad relationship with my mother that I don't think much in terms of mother figures. I have wished I could be his friend or daughter.
> 6) Do you look at your T? How frequently? (I mean literally at their face when talking)
Yes. I look at him and he looks at me. Sometimes I have turned away from him to say something that felt shameful and said to him that I couldn't say this and look him in the face.
> 7) What is your greatest fear of your T?
Now it's his possible retiring (he's nearly 70). But before I was afraid he would hurt me or abandon me or be angry.
> 8) Do you just let yourself "be" in T? Or are you composed and careful?
I do but it took a while. It's hard to let go and trust someone. But he has earned my trust.
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