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Old Dec 27, 2010, 04:00 PM
Anonymous39281
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hi tiberius (very beautiful area btw). i don't think there are any one-size-fits-all answers regarding therapy as each person's experience with therapy is so different. one of the benefits of positive transference is that the great affection you feel for the T can help you to process some very difficult material in therapy. without that bond some people might not be able to stand the discomfort of facing painful experiences.

as sunny mentioned, another thing you might want to consider is a different type of therapy. from what i hear CBT is not nearly so focused on the therapeutic relationship. check out goodtherapy's types of therapy for descriptions of many different types like solution-focused therapy too.

also, i have only experienced transference with a T of the opposite sex so for me if i want to avoid transference then i just stick to same-sex Ts. you may or may not find that to be the case for yourself.

another thing you can do is to ask your T how to deal with these transference feelings. talking about the transference doesn't have to be about how you feel for the T but could focus on what does it mean and how do i handle it. chances are it means a lot more than get a girlfriend/boyfriend/etc. even the way you are currently responding to this transference is all grist for the mill: wanting to dump your T, anger, holding T responsible for your feelings, etc. those are all good things to discuss further with T: who do you tend to want to dump/run away from, get angry with, hold responsible for your feelings, etc. i think the trick is not to get stuck in the transference but to put it to work. try to figure out what/who this is really about and work on those issues and patterns.

Last edited by Anonymous39281; Dec 27, 2010 at 04:24 PM. Reason: add
Thanks for this!
Dr.Muffin