Posted by muffled on June 10, 2008, at 23:39:43
In reply to What is my therapist?, posted by seldomseen on June 10, 2008, at 6:11:17
> You would think that after all this time I would have figured it out.
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> But.. I've been trying to figure out how to relate to him lately and I've disovered it's quite confusing. I've found that going to therapy twice a week really puts him in my head more than before.
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> For sure he is my doctor (he's a psychiatrist too), so that is very clearly defined object.
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> But he is more than my doctor. He's kind of my friend, and kind of my coach and kind of my lover (Yikes! but not in a physical sense).
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> I don't know. How do you guys relate to your T?
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> Seldom* sigh...my oldT...it WAS hard to leAve, cuz she was more like a sister to me really. Like family. Yet she was also my T. I seemed to be able to shift pace according to what role seemed in play at the time. But of course it was WAY more of a connection on my part than hers. Its so onesided.
She was huge to me. Still is. Its getting easier w/o her though. I kinda glad to get away. Therapy relationship is too confusing. OK, truth or dare....ok...truth...sigh...I STILL phone and listen to her answer machine from time to time...she hasn't been my T for almost 2 months...)
I never really understood what our relationship was either.
Twice a week would be hard, cuz it could further intensify an already intense realtionship.
T's are human, so they can screw up too. Which is sort of frightening in its way.
M
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