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So, it’s been about 9 months since I started seeing T for 50 minutes on a weekly basis. This equates to about 30 hours (!) of talking with T on an intimate level. I have a lot of transference with T, with intensity that varies depending on how therapy goes. Sometimes I think it's over, other times it comes back in full force. I think I’m pretty good at hiding it. Maybe too good because I think at times T wonders if he’s getting through to me. I can’t get into details without revealing too much, but I strongly suspect that T is trying to further encourage transference (as if what I naturally feel isn’t enough!). I’m not sure how common that is, but I feel like I’m being worked pretty heavy at times and it’s overwhelming. Those especially intense sessions create a lot of waves in the weeks between sessions.
Anyway, I’m not sure what kind of therapy I’m in. I think it’s psychodynamic psychotherapy since T offers it, but I can’t be sure. We haven’t had a conversation yet about our relationship, or what we think of each other. It seems like it’s becoming the elephant in the room. Do T’s typically initiate conversations around the relationship, transference, and so on? I may drop dead of T starts talking about it randomly one session, and I don’t think I’ll get the courage to bring it up myself any time soon.
How have your T’s addressed the relationship? Also, anybody else believe their T’s have heavily laid on the transference-causing trickery?
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