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Old Sep 16, 2016, 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Argonautomobile View Post
I can't say I've ever experienced or worked through Transference Proper--erotic or maternal/paternal feelings--but we've worked through other feelings I've had about him. Like "It makes me very irritated when you show up for session 45 minutes late" feelings and "I feel extraordinarily fond of you today" feelings. We acknowledge it, talk about it, go through the Active Listening Parade, I get to feel understood and, if the issue is causing some practical problem, get a practical solution for it.

I imagine working through transference proper would look not unlike that. I'm sort of curious what your motivation is for talking about it. Just exploration? Or is it causing some problem--making it difficult for you to have sessions? Causing obsessive thoughts? Disturbing to you? If it is causing a problem, I imagine that would be the focus of your conversation.
Yes, the obsessive thoughts kill me. I replay over and over in my mind scenarios that will never happen. I'm hoping to "name it (and discuss it) to tame it".
As an aside, I would love to be able to tell T that I'm feeling fond of him. Seems like such an intimate admission though... I'll have to work up courage
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