COUNT ME IN! Yes- sheychen-(and welcome!) also known as the audipal complex..(?) I work A LOT with these bound in therapy. My transeference are so formed by it, and sometimes it almost feels like a parody that i have developed such alike feelings for my T as i once did with my father. I guess Freuds "law" are very much present in my Therapy roomRead More...

Loved this piece especially. Though Forlorn is quite clumsy and not at all graceful yet... Thanks for sharing Frog!Read More...

Wecome Preppie girl... It's good to have you here...and a big welcome to Frog, and blanket girl, if I havn't said it yet, too! BBRead More...

Hi Readhead51- nice to `met` you and welcome to the forum! No..you`re not loosing your mind your in love! Ok- in know that may sounds unempathic and harsh.. I dont mean to..but it helped me once to learn that it was just a normal reaction to all the warmth and understanding i recieved from my T..I was also (ok, a bit still) "lost" and overwhelmed by the attachment-emotions for my T. Therapy changed so much in my life and my focus and it occupated my mind 24/7. But ReadHead- it is going to...Read More...

Hey, LL!! It's so good to see you posting...wow, and as always, I am so relating to every word you say...I am just sorry it has to be so hard for you, too. But I do like the sound of what you are doing! Great that you got that one thing said...and that he heard it. How long is his holiday? BBRead More...

hi SG, i've 'seen' you around but haven't said hello. well, hello and great to meet youRead More...

You are not crazy at all! Those are the main type of shows I watch and I was abused a lot. Those shows and any shows that have therapists or psychiatrists in them are my interests especially when the patient shows signs of transference!Read More...

Welcome to the forums, Blanket Girl! I enjoyed the explanation of your name. It's great to have you here! Peace, SGRead More...

Thank you...got in now! starfishRead More...

That’s true about the quiz, LL. Whether the quiz is accurate or not depends on what type of therapy you’re in. The question that made the whole quiz not legit for me was this one- “Instead of planning a therapy session, does your therapist merely react to whatever direction a session spontaneously takes?” UHHHH, DUH. That’s the point dude.Read More...

Hi UV, I experienced this fairly pronounced one time in session. I have no idea what triggered it, as it seemed to come out of the blue in session (I'm sure it didn't, but it seemed like it), but it left me all out of sorts for several hours. This was only in my 4th or 5th session with my T, so that also added to the peculiarity of it. Anyway, I felt like an observer in my own body, kind of like I was the outline of my figure sitting in the couch, but still able to see things through my own...Read More...

MTF it was a pleasure to read your post - after all the pain and confusion you’ve been going through, and sticking with it no matter what - your struggles have paid off. And now you’re both ready to go into the ‘sticky places’ as Monte says. Good one MTF, big smiles for you. LLRead More...

Hi Amazon, I just saw this. It is wonderful to hear that you are doing so well and making so much progress. Thank you for letting us know that you are going so that we don't worry, and like the others, I would urge you to occasionally drop a line, we'd love to hear how you're doing. AGRead More...

mac- thanks for that. i appreciate it. its helpful. have a good day.Read More...

Thank you again for the kind words. I must forewarn you, I am in a l o w mood today, and have been since last night. I am having a "I am so tired of living" kind of day. Don't worry, I am not suicidal, just...tired. Tired of money-or lack there of, tired of feeling like I am on a time frame no matter what I do, while "j" can go and come when ever he pleases- is gone for hours and i have no idea of where he is. Tired of never having gas in the car because he and his 'friends' run it out.Read More...

((((((((((janedoe)))))))))) How are you doing since you posted this? I was so glad to hear that you connected so unexpectedly well with your family...I wonder if it felt really disorienting in a way? I hope you can bounce back...have you talked again with your T? Please let us know how you are. Hugs, SGRead More...

Hi Frog, thanks for answering! I'm really sorry ablout your accident, are you ok mow??? Missing that last app must have been gutting! And you're absolutely right, I will of course talk to him about it. For me that's the main point. Sorry if that wasn't clear. But I'm still thinking leaving people on their own for 6 weeks is a bit much without getting the context. I mean, would you do that to a dog??? Great you have your t back now! sbRead More...

ME TOO!!! (((UV)))Read More...

That, Lamplighter, is a good question. I usually wear a big "I'm soooo independent and ever so well coping" chain-coat, but have spent the last 2 sessions before he left in tears telling him how much I wished he could me my mum. So yes, he knows. What you said Monte, now makes a lot of sense: It's that, loss, and no upside about it. And t being a away really really painfully makes that clear. Did anybody read Alice Miller? I particularly like "the body never lies" and "the drama of a gifted...Read More...

ditto! glad to 'see' you on the board MonteRead More...

Pouring down here....now where are my wellies? Frog, you'll be in your element starfishRead More...

smiley Glar that your T called and that she felt she had an explanation, even though it sounds like you are still a bit unsure. I think I sort of get where she is coming from...when I have flashbacks they might take several mins for the truly vivid intensity to wear off, but the feelings from the flashback hang around for ages - hours or days sometimes. So although I'm not still experiencing it as a 'right there' happening, my mind and my body sometimes are caught in limbo land, trying to...Read More...

I would just ask her straight out. I am diagnosed Borderline Personality and we talk about it openly in session. I have had that diagnosis for 10 years from my original therapist and psychiatrist but when I started with a new therapist I just asked her what she thinks my diagnosis is and we discussed. It made me feel better to get it out in the open and talk about it instead of just wonderingRead More...

Lamplighter..again How come you be so sweet? Thanks for being so warm and generous with me... maybe you should become a T yourself? Guess you would find youself trapped in intense love-transference projections from your patients.. hehe . Well, OK- your questions: (thanks for asking btw) - Yep. My T is a psychoanalyst. But he likes to think of him self as an "mix"- whom also uses a psychodynamic approach. - when it comes to "getting lost in real life" its rather for me like i "got lost in...Read More...

I'm sorry you are having such a hard time. I agree with dragonfly, you might be surprised if you did ask him. I understand that is such a vulnerable place to be in, but you never know what he might say. ((((lizzygirl))))Read More...