Posted by HannahW on September 16, 2003, at 12:35:28
In reply to Re: Help......for a newcomer, posted by emmaley on September 16, 2003, at 11:49:20
What if you talked to him about his thoughts on transference in general? Does he think it's normal? Does he think it's helpful? Does it scare him? Has it ever happened with another patient? Then you could test the waters a little more before jumping in.
Or, what if you just told him you were having feelings for him which scared you, made you feel powerless, etc. Maybe he would let you talk about it without naming the feeling.
You have, however, already broken the ice with him on this subject, and he didn't reject you. This board is archived every couple of months,I think. If you go back into the last archive, you'll find lots about transference that will probably make you feel so much better about it. At least make you feel normal.
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