Posted by Miss Honeychurch on March 10, 2004, at 8:34:04
In reply to How do you feel about your T's boundaries?, posted by KindGirl on March 9, 2004, at 20:53:45
My T has very clear boundaries. Just handshakes, that's it. I'm sure there would be NO WAY he would consent to a photograph!
But I'm very happy with this arrangement. Somehow it really makes me feel cared for. I can't explain this, you would think it would be the opposite. I think if he were looser with his boundaries, it might feed into my transference issues and I would end up feeling worse, not better, about our relationship. It is very DOCTOR/PATIENT, and I know that sort of satifies my father craving, to have sort of a strict, no nonsense kind of man in my life.
If he overstepped these boundaries, I would know he would no longer have my best interests at heart, and that is what really touches me.
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