Posted by gardenergirl on January 13, 2004, at 20:39:11
In reply to Re: Is this Transference? » gardenergirl, posted by Dinah on January 13, 2004, at 20:05:34
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> It's great to have you on the board! It's so interesting to hear about things from the other side.I'm glad it's okay for me to be here. Sometimes, it feels like I'm spying, but it's weird wearing both hats when reading posts. This board teaches me so much about the therapy process, and it gives me support for my own therapy process. More bang for the buck!
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> It sounds like you're going to be a great therapist. The sort any of us would be happy to have.Thanks! I certainly hope I would be someone people would love to have, but of course I wonder how my clients think about me outside of sessions.
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> (I often think it would be sooo beneficial for therapists to read this board - NOT MINE OF COURSE!! What do you think? Or would it scare them senseless?)It really is beneficial to me, although I have to admit, it really does provide a window into a person's experience that we don't really get otherwise. At first, I wondered about the intensity of everyone's experiences. I thought, wow, is that how people are feeling when they leave the room? It's good to know and also scary, perhaps because of my lack of experinece.
I worried that disclosing my trainee status would make others feel less safe in talking about their experiences here. But I also can't help but try to help when there is something I think I can share, so I just couldn't resist. I suppose if I found a poster who made me wonder whether it was a client of mine, (what are the chances?), I likely would back off for awhile, to protect me and the client.
I would be open to hearing from others who might be bothered by me reading their posts. I know I would not be comfortable with my own therapist reading my posts here, although I'm not sure just why.
It's all so confusing. Someone wrote about doing something to shake up their therapist in another thread. I was thinking I would sit in his chair once instead of my usual spot and see how he reacted. Tee, hee. I'm sure that would confuse me more than him. He of course would have a wonderful and likely on target interpretation for it.
So anyway, thanks for the positives and thanks for all your wonderful posts.
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