Posted by onceupon on August 6, 2008, at 20:53:17
In reply to Re: Seeing my therapist as a real person » Annierose, posted by raisinb on August 6, 2008, at 10:03:01
"Intense transference creates a sort of magical aura. I want the magic to stay."
Oh, how I identify with this.
"I look at her more and feel affection, but it's not the same as a vague fantasy constituted around a disembodied voice."
And this.
I think I go back and forth. On the days when I want to feel "competent" or "professional" or "put together" or whatever, I see my therapist as more of a real person, because I don't want to admit to wanting the magic. I don't want to admit that it feels sometimes like I need the fantasy. But on days when I want to feel more vulnerable, I want the magic, and it feels painful to see my therapist as a real person.
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