Posted by Susan47 on August 19, 2004, at 13:37:04
In reply to Re: The Therapeutic Relationship, posted by Miss Honeychurch on August 19, 2004, at 9:11:07
Miss Honey, I did see a female therapist, and I've also seen male therapists I wasn't attracted to. This one was definitely different for me. I knew I was in a precarious place with this one, emotionally, and perhaps I should've been strong enough to look somewhere else a lot sooner, but the fact might be that I needed what he offered to get through what I had to do at this time. Also, it's so difficult to start something (no matter how dysfunctional it may seem to the outside world), quit midstream, and go back with someone new. I invested so *much* of myself in this therapy. I just can't do that again.
I don't know what this has to do with my therapy, but I have this recurring dream, almost like a nightmare.. it must be classic, you know. It's a big big old house, with some new parts, and I live in the new parts. And they're really beautiful. But there's like a third floor, and it's full of dust and old furniture.. everything's been left the way it last was used; dirty coffee cups etc. Books are everywhere. I've tried going up there to clean it out, but there's something supernatural there that keeps coming and scares me away.
This dream has been ongoing since I got to a certain stage in my therapy. I don't know what it means. THere's another one too but it's kind of embarrassing. BUt troubling nonetheless. I wish therapy was better financed by insurance companies....
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