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Originally Posted by zooropa
there's a ton of transference in this for me, too, despite ex-T's assertion that transference "doesn't exist in DBT."
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If she had faced the fact that transference exists in DBT, she would have been forced to acknowledge that countertransference also exists in DBT. By denying the existence of transference, she could effectively let herself off the hook for her inability to recognize and manage her own harmful countertransference reactions.
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Conversation with my therapist:
Doc: "You know, for the past few weeks you've seemed very disconnected from your emotions when you're here."
Me: "I'm not disconnected from my emotions. I just don't feel anything when I'm here."
(Pause)
Me: "Doc, why are you banging your head against the arm of your chair?"
Doc: "Because I'm not close enough to a wall."
It's official. I can even make therapists crazy.
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