Posted by hushpuppy on September 12, 2012, at 13:33:47
In reply to Re: crush on therapist, posted by hushpuppy on September 12, 2012, at 13:27:52
And so I realized after I posted all that that I didn't mention what the transference supposedly is. My psychotherapist seems to think that I was not provided sufficient nurturing, especially physical contact, as a child. My mom was kind of cold and not very emotionally available. She loved me, I knew that, but she often didn't support me emotionally, because she had her own set of emotional problems. Ultimately, she passed them on to me. Neediness I guess. The MT was providing that physical nurturing I never got. I felt really comfortable with her and supported emotionally. She had a gentle demeanor and a kind and soothing voice. And she was very mindful during our sessions. I also don't get much physical nurturing in my relationship with my partner even though it is very good otherwise. So maybe the MT was fulfilling some of those needs as well.
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