Well, holy c**p alexandra! I knew I had transference, but I had never heard of transference neurosis. Now I have to worry about having this too. I sure hope I don't.... When does transference cross the line into neurosis? Alexandra, maybe transference neurosis has no "utility." It just happens sometimes as an outgrowth of the analytic process and is actually not useful. It isn't necessarily "for" anything. It just exists.