This is a really interesting thread. I wonder if there is a difference between knowledge about transference and previous experience plus knowledge of transference.

I am currently experiencing (and working hard to resolve) a very, very intense transference. I had experienced it before in my life but did not know what it was. Now that I am in therapy for my transference, I know more. This transference (not towards T) has been so intense and at times so painful, that if I felt it happening again with someone else I would do everything in my power to avoid it. In other words, I am wondering if having felt it so intensely and also having knowledge about it would help prevent it. I don't have an answer, but I hope that is the case. I can't go through this again.