Posted by Dinah on July 16, 2005, at 8:31:25
In reply to My therapist has great ...., posted by cricket on July 14, 2005, at 14:51:48
Wow, that's wonderful.
That sort of thing is my therapist's weakness. He appears to be rather lacking in insight. Or maybe it's his cunning plan to force me to be my own therapist in that way.
My therapist's strength is how he feels. We were discussing this the other day when I begged him to let the Oz effect stand. To let me, through transference, to see him as being the font of all safety. He feels open and receptive, with a solid core. He was a wee bit miffed, I think. He told me the curtain wasn't all that thick and that people had been telling him all his life that he has a soothing presence and that they feel safe when they are with him. I believe that. He does radiate calm, even when he's angry. He doesn't throw off sparks or explode like a volcano like the people in my life do when they're angry.
He's not the teensiest bit warm. Warm would have scared me senseless at first, but I think I'd like a teensy bit now.
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