Posted by garnet71 on June 20, 2009, at 21:20:50
In reply to Re: Attachment Syles .video of toddler with secure, posted by BirdSong on June 20, 2009, at 21:00:43
Thanks for the info. I have no time to read about this anymore, hopefully someone else can benefit from it :)
A former therapist and I discussed the situation today. She's a PhD, practices psychodynamics/Jung therapy, and knows a lot about this kind of stuff in addition to stuff about psychoanalysis. We talked about transference and attachment for a while; she said there are all different reasons for my reaction to this particular person and her knowledge pretty much confirmed what I was thinking. We also talked about a research article I had read that viewed the situation very negatively, but is only one part of of all the views and theories. I didn't give her his name, but told her his age/experience.
She said since I had such gains from this type of therapy that it would be a good idea to give the new analyst a try, and if it didn't work out to feel free to come back to her.
I felt bad telling her i was in another therapy, and said how much more insightful psychoanalysis was for me (I didn't mean it that way-i meant learning about my unconscious motives!), accidentally saying the word MORE (ugg). But I wanted to get her opinion on the situation which was very helpful.
Thanks for all the support-what a odd experience--I have never felt transference in my entire life, that i noticed. Now I notice I have felt that element before, though very subtle and with personal people rather than mental health professionals. I learned tons from it.
I've been researching, writing, solving since 8 this morning-it's where my focus needs to be! Too much to learn, too little time.
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