Okay you guys know I recently started group therapy. I guess it's not going too badly. I don't dread going there like I thought I would. And it's interesting even when it's scary. But here's one thing that weirded me out:

My own therapist runs the group. And most everybody in the group also sees him for either individual therapy or couples therapy. One girl in the group sometimes talks about her couples sessions and how she feels about our therapist. She was saying that she's glad she found him and that he's helped her a lot with her relationship -- and then she went on to say that she tells him (the therapist) that she loves him while she's seeing him in her other sessions. I remember being really weirded out by that. I mean, I can barely get out the fact that I like him when asked directly (which he has done before), much less say that I love him. But of course I do love him -- he's helping me tremendously and I'm so glad I found him. So I guess I'm jealous of the other girl who feels free to tell him that directly. I don't think I'd ever feel that free. After all it seems like it'd be inappropriate. I mean, wouldn't it? Even when it's not a romantic attraction kind of thing? (The girl who says this is clearly not in love with the therapist or anything -- she just doesn't mind telling him she loves him.)

Oh, if anybody can't tell from this, I'm scared of that four-letter L word. :-)

Would anyone else be weirded out by that? Is it just me? And no, I'm not going to talk about that in the group (I'd rather die). But it messes with my head.

Sidony