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Re: Moving Past Transference

Posted by Rigby on January 17, 2004, at 0:44:50

In reply to Re: Moving Past Transference, posted by Dinah on January 16, 2004, at 17:40:23

Hi Dinah,

Relative to therapy forever vs. not for forever, I think that people feel really differentlly. I have a good friend who is fine with, completely fine with seeing a therapist for the rest of her life. It's not a big deal. I'm pretty tweaky about it--I tend to view therapy as a process of improvement and eventually being able to step out into the world without, what feels to me (only to me!) like emotional training wheels. It's my issue, my hang-up but as much as I've dealt and continue to deal with issues around transference and attachment I'm ultimately uncomfortable being attached and dependent upon a therapist, long-haul. Who knows though? I may end up being a lifer and being fine with it too. Yah never know.
> I don't want an end point. My therapist and I were talking today about Elle's pdoc telling her that therapy wouldn't last because she didn't like to be pushed. But that I don't like to be pushed either and that not only have I been there going on 9 years, but he can't get rid of me. And he laughed and said "not without serious repercussions anyway" and then hastened to say that he wasn't trying to get rid of me. It made me feel kind of good though that he does know the dangers of my attachment. I'm never quite sure if he really gets it.
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> Why would anyone *want* to end therapy?
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