Posted by Annierose on November 24, 2008, at 21:11:45
In reply to Re: The L word with T? » Annierose, posted by Dinah on November 24, 2008, at 17:18:41
>>>Do you think it important to have a lot in common with the people we love?
No, of course not. I'm not sure what I was trying to express exactly. When I thought about this subject "do I love my therapist?" I couldn't say "yes" without qualifying my answer ... that I love her as my therapist. I'm not sure I would love her as my friend. I certainly couldn't imagine going out to dinner with her or sharing a bottle of wine talking politics or the meaning of life. Or maybe I don't know much about the person outside of the therapy space to make that sort of leap of faith. Maybe this says more about me and my place in therapy than it does about our commonalities.
It's interesting.
And I'm not saying that I don't understand others love for their therapist. I understand that possibility entirely. The other two therapists I saw (in the course of my long life! ... one for 2 or 3 months, and the other for under a year) I could imagine hanging out with them at a restaurant, sharing a laugh.
Hmmmm.
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