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Originally Posted by Yearning0723
I know it's important. Just scary. Because I feel SO guilty, even if there maybe isn't much reason for that - I mean, I was doing my best to respect her boundaries and communicate appropriately with her. But still she got upset(ish - perhaps I'm overstating this) at me, and I just want to make it better. Transference? Most definitely. Which sucks, because usually our relationship is completely transference-free. We talk about transference a lot, actually, and have concluded that there wasn't a lot of it, if any, up until now...
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The just you wanting to make it better part is a hangover from childhood, it sounds like you were the pacifier. THe boundaries thing seem super important to you, can you explore why? It seems to go deeper than just wanting to be respectful.