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Originally Posted by FallingFreely
Regarding your actual concerns, I think that with human relationships, there is a normal curiosity to know the other person, connect emotionally and physically, and have relational constancy. Therapy can be very withholding, and unfortunately that can be a very painful part of the process.
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I agree. For me, in hindsight, it was just plain unhealthy, with subtle undertones of emotional abuse in all the withholding. I developed intense attachment and feelings for my ex-T. And yet I was allowed no physical contact, only the briefest morsels of face time, there was no mutual sharing, and none of the deep longings and needs were ever, or could ever be, gratified in a meaningful way. It was a torment. And then the client is made to feel guilty for wanting more. This is healing?
Hope the OP can get through this.