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Originally Posted by BudFox
There is nothing sinister in a T becoming intoxicated by flattery. It's a normal human response. But it could begin to break down their objectivity.
In discussions like these I rarely see people urging any sort of caution. People are encouraged to just go with it, ask no questions, trust implicitly. Isn't healthy skepticism rather important in a situation like this?
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Forgive me if I read too much into your question. I just don't see where "skepticism" is necessary in
this thread at this point. Yes, an aware and questioning mind is good, but I just respectfully disagree that the terms, "feeding" and "intoxicated" do not carry negative connotations. To me, it implies something predatory and out-of-control, wherein the client is a passive victim. I do agree that any therapist my be flattered, moved, and otherwise affected by a client's admission of positive transference and that's perfectly human. If handled correctly and mindfully it can be a good thing for the relationship on both sides.
I don't disagree that these kinds of things happen. I can be a big a skeptic as anyone. We've read plenty of cases here but I've seen so many people dealing with and advocating the discussion of transference, it's just really nice to see a post with positive results and would hate that to have that idea mitigated right off the bat.
