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Originally Posted by Lrad123
Of note, my therapist, who typically discloses nothing, disclosed that his analyst was James Grotstein and his analyst’s analyst was Bion. I think that puts him in the object relations camp perhaps. I didn’t know who either of these analysts were before I looked them up and find them both sort of hard to read.
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Sorry to derail... but Bion, wow!!
I've had a 2.5 yr stand off about wanting/needing a second weekly session and not being able to have one - due to both of our other commitments. This coincided with a similar period of negative transference. For me, I think the 2 things were linked. It's ironic that now I don't feel I need a second session and I no longer feel as intensely angry towards him, I can have it due to his commitments changing.
I think it's good to look into seeing other therapists too. I wish I'd done that.
Also, who said psychoanalytic therapists can't see people once a week? Sure, it's not the definition of analysis but it's still ok in therapy terms.