Posted by Jazzed on June 23, 2005, at 17:35:54
In reply to Would you ask your T if he is attracted to you?, posted by happyflower on June 23, 2005, at 16:25:52
If you're okay with it, I'd ask him about his apparent discomfort with the subject of sex, esp. if you have issues you need to resolve or toss around. If you're not being seductive with him, then bringing up can't be inappropriate.There's got to be some creative way to broach the subject of attraction with him. A way that will get you the answer you want, and yet not get you ousted. Although I guess a lot of T's can handle the subject really well, and wouldn't terminate you, I mean it is a part of therapy, having feelings for your T. Who said the feelings would all be comfortable for them? From what I've read, it's not uncommon for Ts to have feelings, even sexual feelings, for their clients, but they just can't act on them because "it's not in your best interest". Not neccessarily my opinion in every situation, just what I've read.
I'd try to do as much reading on it as you can, to get a handle on your feelings - why you want to know, and what you want to do with it. Think a lot about how best to bring it up, and then try to think how he'd respond to you. Best case senario, worst case senario. Of course, someone like GG or EE would be better to respond to this, this is just my gut feeling.
Jazzy
wink, wink!
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