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Originally Posted by Brown Owl
I think what you wrote is beautiful. I too feel embarrassed at something I wrote to my T, I don't know what the embarrassment means seeing as I really meant it.
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I think it's because love is so powerful. For me, it's also been erotic transference, and I also had a crush on her, so I'm embarrassed about those feelings. Now I feel like the baby, teenage, and adult feelings are all part of the feeling of love for her. It's such a BIG feeling of sharing myself with her. It's embarrassing because it's so strong and makes me feel a lot. I can't put into words so maybe it's mostly the preverbal love a baby feels when its connected to its mother.
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Originally Posted by musinglizzy
My T knows I love her and that she means the world to me. She's not told me she loves me, but when I questioned her about love in therapy, she said "without love in the mix, this wouldn't work." So in the context it was said, she loves me, but didn't actually say it.
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I agree that love, or at least deep mutual caring is essential for most successful therapy. I put "most" in for you, stopdog.
