Posted by Dinah on February 5, 2008, at 0:07:55
In reply to Re: I got strongly triggered by these shows., posted by Daisym on February 4, 2008, at 22:24:37
What struck me was that yes, he did seem attracted, and yes he did seem to like the idea that she found him attractive. But it really had nothing whatsoever to do with her. It had to do with his wife, and how he felt about himself. He doesn't even seem to like this client overly much. When she was talking about her fiance's description of his former girlfriend, you could see the therapist thinking that this one was pretty much the same.
Maybe it's me, but I wouldn't feel terribly flattered by that.
On the other hand, it looks like he's going to try to ditch her next week, and that makes me feel a bit angry. Even if he feels like his countertransference is too much for him to handle, the previews make it sound like he's twisting it around a lot.
And Daisy, I agree with you. She was making a lot more dead on interpretations of him than vice versa. :(
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