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Originally Posted by dnashy
How would you define "blank slate" in psychotherapy, and have you ever worked with a therapist who utilized it? Also, what were your reactions (if any) to a blank slate, especially at first, and did they evolve over time?
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Grrrrr! I hate the blank slate.
The idea is that the therapist should reveal as little as possible about herself so as to make it easy for you to project your feelings onto her. Your reaction to the blank slate is also supposed to be a useful clue as to what is bothering you.
I experienced the blank slate as Madame T withholding her feelings from me. I reacted by trying to see
around the slate (to deduce as much as I could from the little I was shown) and to
punch holes in it (deliberately provoking her into showing more. In practice this meant making her angry).