Posted by Dinah on October 10, 2008, at 19:04:31
In reply to just for fun, posted by turtle on October 10, 2008, at 18:30:18
I really like that imagery! I can see your therapy relationship perfectly. :)
It's sometimes hard, since my relationship with my therapist shifts depending on who I am on any given day. He always meets me wherever I am.
I'd say it's usually Master/Padawan. I don't think he likes that image, but I think it's often accurate. There's a lot of father(mother)/daughter in there, but it's not quite like that. He doesn't have the emotional investment a parent has, thank heavens, so it's not as charged.
Sometimes it's closer to collegial. I don't think I like that as much. It makes me nervous. I need a greater power differential.
My image of him is a Newfoundland. Big and solid and safe and calm.
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