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Reply to "Update on Transference"

Hi SprintingGal...I'm sorry for your suffering over Dr. X. Losing someone important from our lives causes us to mourn the loss and that would be normal. I think you are grieving the loss of Dr. X who meant so much to you. And I do think loss is an appropriate subject to discuss in therapy. Perhaps you can frame it as a loss to your T so she will discuss it with you in those terms. Perhaps she is uncomfortabel with the subject but you should be able to talk about anything you want in therapy and feel safe doing so. As for her suggestion to write a romance...it could help in the way journaling helps when you need to process something. I write a lot myself and it seems to help when I'm overwhelmed with feelings. I think I would confront her with the feeling you get that she changes subjects on you. I have accused my T of doing this and he has admitted it and explained why and it helped me to know this and it opened a new discussion for us.

Good luck.

TN
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