A psychotherapy classic! I had one tonight. I was explaining to my T about how my dad had worked for his brother while I was growing up. My dad despised his brother, and finally he was able to start his own business and get out from under his brother's thumb. But what I said was, "My dad was finally able to free himself from my brother" instead of saying "his" brother.
Usually when I do this, I know I've done it. Tonight, I was totally surprised when my T told me what I'd said. I was like, "are you sure? did I really say that? seriously? get outta here." That was really odd.
Of course, his response was to ask me, "so what comes to your mind when you think about what you just said." How the hell should I know?
So, any one care to post their in-session Freudian slips, and/or share what they think about what they really mean?
Russ
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