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Originally Posted by sunrise
It was this way for me to in at least the first year of therapy. We did a lot of dream work because it often was the easiest way "in". I think dreams can be very powerful and helpful in one's waking life. We can have experiences in our dreams that can provoke/inspire us to change or give that long-searched for insight. I think your dream of being in the beautiful water of the flowing river sounded very positive. There seemed a purity about it--like you and your T are in a close and pure relationship
I wonder too. What was it about your being worried about his treating offenders or about having the very positive water dream do you think he will see as meaning he needs to talk to you about transference and boundaries? You surely cannot help if he put in an appearance in your dream. I would not call this a boundary crossing!  |
My T and I certainly have gotten a lot of mileage out of my dreams.
It's not necessarily the positive dream, but my positive reaction to it that will likely elicit the transference/boundary lecture. It's not as bad as I make it sound but it is predictable as clockwork.
I think he worries, after all this time, that I will just lose it over him. Or maybe he thinks I will develop some sort of negative abreaction to
something. He must want to pull us/him/me back to into the therapeutic frame if he worries that it's broken. I actually don't know his thinking on this at all actually.
I wasn't kidding that one day I brought in signs to reinforce the fact that I understand and respect the frame. I know who he is, what he is, and why I'm in therapy. He doesn't have to remind me after all this time, but I'm sure he will.
I really do think this is his issue. I know it's not mine. We'll talk about it if we have to I'm sure.