Posted by karen_kay on October 10, 2003, at 15:37:46
In reply to How to overcome transference, posted by pinkeye on October 10, 2003, at 13:54:55
Just a thought, maybe the best way to overcome transference issues is to realize exactly why we are having these reactions. Since we basically know nothing aobut our therapists, we are somehow almost confusing them with someone else in our lives. I think the best way to overcome this is to really think about who it is that we are actually percieving and why. For example....I see older authority figures in my life and fal in love with them. If they respond to my advances I am instantly turned off. The reason is that I see them as my father. I was sexually abused by my father. You see, I know exactly why I do it and where it comes from. What we are missing in our lives from that person we need to give back to ourselves. We can't change the past, we can only control the future.
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