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Originally Posted by junkDNA
have you thought about meeting with a different therapist to ask for an objective perspective on the situation?? it might be hard to find one that doesnt automatically say you need to leave the original T though
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Yes, I did exactly this. It's hard to know what to think and whether he grasped my feelings after only spending an hour with him. But his thoughts seemed to be:
- Even if I am feeling that he is attracted to me during session sometimes, my T is doing nothing wrong by not speaking anymore about his feelings and seems to have his feelings under control. He said I am an attractive woman (I felt a little weird that he said this so bluntly), and it's not strange (I forgot the exact wording) for him (my T) to be attracted.
- What do I want to do with my feelings? If I want them to go away, and they can't, its an obsession and it may not be serving me to see him further. If I want to have these feelings for him, why don't I consider quitting therapy and telling him that if in 2 years he is free and wants to see me, and I am free then he may contact me.
- He suggested stopping and trying with a different therapist, possibly him if I wanted, or perhaps a woman therapist.
PS: thanks a lot fo talking to me about this. I know a lot of my posts go over the same thing ad nauseum and I feel like I go in circles. Still, it makes me feel less alone.