Posted by southernsky on December 15, 2009, at 10:01:13
In reply to Re: T acts clinical, posted by southernsky on December 15, 2009, at 9:52:22
Maybe I should mention that my mother seems to not have empathy, while my father, though was abusive, seemed to care about me and have a connection. It makes me angry thinking my mother never really loved me and that I was merely an object to her (not as in object relations). I think if I had a female T the anger would be on the surface. However, since I am a straight female, and I have love relationships with men, I thought it would be better to see a male T, but that is just one reason...
I don't feel safe with female authority figures, only recently realized this. Not safe enough to express my deepest emotions.. I feel safe with my male T...safe enough to tell him anything.
I've had several female Ts in the past, but they were the CBT type of therapists, and I basically just intellectualized my childhood with them rather than felt all these feelings I'm experiencing for the first time with newer T.
Don't worry-you are doing fine!!!!
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