Posted by Dinah on December 1, 2006, at 7:57:07
In reply to Disclosure of Transference to T, posted by happykat on November 30, 2006, at 20:41:45
I did. It took forever and a day for us to work it out, because even I wasn't sure what was going on.
But we eventually did, and now I can talk about it freely.
Mine is a maternal transference, and my male therapist grew ok with hearing himself described in feminine terms, and I grudgingly accepted feeling love and dependence towards someone I paid and who didn't feel as intensely about me.
I would definitely advise discussing it, although with the caveat that there have been a few therapists over the years who didnt' take it very well. So maybe go slow and test the waters as you go? But don't let that keep you from doing it.
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