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Originally Posted by sunrise
[I] wonder(ed) if you could clarify this as it seemed to be your own thought:What is the importance? Many threads are on a specific topic but each topic doesn't need its own subforum. What is the special importance of Transference having its own subforum? Just trying to understand...
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Great post, Sunrise.
A major point that I overlooked that comes to mind when reading Doc John's article is that he uses the term "transference" inappropriately. He uses it to refer to romantic/sexual feelings. In fact transference is an overall category regarding patient's feelings for their T's that arise out of patient's projecting things onto their T's that aren't really about or a part of the T as a person. Romantic/sexual transference is just one kind of transference.
He also refers to transference (the romantic/sexual kind) as a "side-effect" of therapy. It's not a side-effect; it's a central part of the "meat" of therapy. The extent of its role varies by therapy relationship. I wonder what a broader selection of mental health pros would think of this attempt to make such an absolute distinction, and of how transference has been characterized in the reasoning behind making this division.
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