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Originally Posted by Petra5ed
You're feeling that way because the letter makes it clear she's your therapist, not your mother or a friend or whoever we may prefer they be. She wrote the letter clearly from the perspective of a therapist (and a good one) which is good... but it still sucks in comparison to what you might want her to be for you.
I get it. I hate that my therapist is my therapist. He would be a great family member, spouse preferably, or even friend. Are real people ever so nice? Not in my life. I'm feeling very depressed because of it.
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I'm not sure this is spot on either. I truly don't have any interest in her continued presence in my life after therapy. I do think that I struggle with some mild maternal transference, but have worked hard on making that concept something I keep at the forefront of my mind so I know when it comes up. I don't know though, maybe you're right. I really dread the idea of talking about this with her.