Hope all is well with you. For the first time I think I opened up to experience transference. My T told me he was proud of something I achieved. (He never compliments me) First I had a very happy feeling. (Normally I would feel that was condescending). Then I felt this longing that I never heard praise from my dad. This was strange as I am the same age as my T. In the end it was a pleasant experience and I accepted all the confusing emotions that is part of therapy. I never thought it would happen to me. 🙂 Ann
Hi Ann,
So glad you enjoyed the pics! That is awesome that you were able to experience transference in the moment! It can be a difficult place to get to, being able to just accept and feel our emotions but I think that is where the healing truly takes place. I am also glad that you are learning to take in compliments (as you know, I have NO problems with that LOL). Thanks for sharing it here, I really do believe its a significant sign of progress but the best part is that you were able to recognize it. xx AG
"We do not believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust, sacred to our touch. Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any experience that reveals the human spirit."
~ e.e. cummings
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FFA,
Sorry it took me until the end of the week to answer. But thank you, it was a nice week. 🙂 Hope you are well! ~ AG
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Awwww—! What a pick-me-up. Have a wonderful week. Ann
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Hope all is well with you. For the first time I think I opened up to experience transference. My T told me he was proud of something I achieved. (He never compliments me) First I had a very happy feeling. (Normally I would feel that was condescending). Then I felt this longing that I never heard praise from my dad. This was strange as I am the same age as my T. In the end it was a pleasant experience and I accepted all the confusing emotions that is part of therapy. I never thought it would happen to me. 🙂 Ann
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Hi Ann,
So glad you enjoyed the pics! That is awesome that you were able to experience transference in the moment! It can be a difficult place to get to, being able to just accept and feel our emotions but I think that is where the healing truly takes place. I am also glad that you are learning to take in compliments (as you know, I have NO problems with that LOL). Thanks for sharing it here, I really do believe its a significant sign of progress but the best part is that you were able to recognize it. xx AG
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I absolutely did need to see those
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JLB,
Thanks for commenting on this post, I had forgotten about this and had fun seeing the pictures all over again. 🙂
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