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Originally Posted by skysblue
It is with the therapist that we are the most intimate - more so than with any family member or any friend. They become the repository of our deepest feelings, our deepest longings, our deepest fears and our deepest aspirations. How could we not care so much?
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Oh, and in addition to this, the therapist is seen by us only on their best behavior. They show us only limitless compassion, patience, wisdom, etc. which we don't find anywhere else in the world. They are deeply attentive to our every word and our whole lives. Who in RL could offer that kind of attention to us? We never see their whole selves - the selves that can be angry, irritable, short-tempered, demanding, etc. They are human beings and they possess all that array of emotions just like us.
They are the ideal human - in session. And of course we are extremely attracted to that ideal.