Posted by gardenergirl on January 13, 2004, at 19:13:04
In reply to Re: Really nervous about talking to therapist... » Pandabear, posted by Penny on January 12, 2004, at 14:12:09
> Anyway, she totally understood my transference issues (if that's what you want to call it), and my fear was that calling it transference somehow 'cheapened' my feelings in a way - made them seem less real, not that they felt less real, but I had a fear that perhaps it meant they didn't mean as much. But she disagreed. Whatever you want to call those feelings, she agreed they are powerful and meaningful and they can be good fuel for therapy.
It sounds like a very good experience. I agree, the word "transference" has such an intensity to it, and people automatically assume things. But you're absolutely right. It's the feelings and the relationship that matter, not what you call it.
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