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Posted by pleaser on December 3, 2008, at 20:53:25
I have been with T who is also P-Doc for years. Love him. He knows. we never deal with transference issues. AM exhausted after session today. Know I should terminate but cannot give up - it's like an addiction that he profits from
Posted by obsidian on December 3, 2008, at 21:54:07
In reply to tired of transference addiction, posted by pleaser on December 3, 2008, at 20:53:25
you could bring up to your pdoc something like... "we don't talk about transference..I am curious about it".
and see how he reacts
I am kind of curious about why he avoids it
Posted by pleaser on December 4, 2008, at 16:55:42
In reply to Re: tired of transference addiction » pleaser, posted by obsidian on December 3, 2008, at 21:54:07
He tells me it'll go away eventually.
Posted by obsidian on December 4, 2008, at 21:54:02
In reply to Re: tired of transference addiction, posted by pleaser on December 4, 2008, at 16:55:42
aw...c'mon! it doesn't "go away"
I think he's been hitting the crack pipe
Posted by softheprairie on December 4, 2008, at 23:09:14
In reply to Re: tired of transference addiction » pleaser, posted by obsidian on December 4, 2008, at 21:54:02
Are you serious about it not going away if one stays with that T? In trying to talk myself into raising the topic, which I have not yet done, I took some comfort by thinking to myself that if I admitted it to him, maybe the feelings of transference would go away.
Posted by seldomseen on December 5, 2008, at 6:57:27
In reply to Re: tired of transference addiction » obsidian, posted by softheprairie on December 4, 2008, at 23:09:14
I'm a long term survivor of therapy myself.
I don't think the feelings ever go away, but they certainly change over time when you talk about them and begin to process them.
I think these feelings are completely natural. I mean, if someone is being kind and attentive to you, and this may be the first time you've really allowed yourself to feel attended to, then all kinds of feelings are going to develop!
If your therapist won't talk about it and help you to put these feelings into some kind of perspective, then IMO, it is damaging to the therapy.
Sometime we have to take the lead, bring it into the room, and diffuse it in our lives.
Seldom
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