Posted by backseatdriver on June 10, 2008, at 7:53:55
In reply to What is my therapist?, posted by seldomseen on June 10, 2008, at 6:11:17
My therapist is just basically a complicated guy. He favors unpretentious clothing -- khakis, polo shirts -- but everything he wears is always immaculate and perfectly pressed. Not a crease on him. He is fond of sports metaphors, small electronics, thick socks and practical shoes. He is dour but also, curiously, vulnerable to being surprised. He doesn't give off an air of having "heard it all," though I'm sure he's heard a whole lot. He touches his face when he talks. He writes too much in his notebook. I wish he laughed more. I wish he were more comfortable with silence -- I wish he wouldn't be so quick to jump into a silence, just to fill it. Sometimes he seems thoughtful and considerate. At other times, he seems emotionally brittle, insecure, and touchy. He is ambivalent about everything, which makes me unsure about his regard for me. But as a therapist, this quality also makes him a flexible, lateral thinker who can help me see things in my life in lots of different ways. I like this about him very much.
Thanks for asking this question -- just writing this little sketch has helped me hold this guy in mind a little more firmly, which helps a lot with my object constancy problems.
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