Ok first off, this is very normal. You are correct, it is most likely transference. I went through the same exact thing, except I'm a guy, and T was a woman. It started off as just a harmless attraction to her, then it developed into full-blown feelings for her. I never told her, and it is still eating away at me. I highly recommend you talk to your T about it. If he is a good T then he should know how to handle this. If you don't talk about these feelings they will get more intense and most likely get in the way of your therapy.
Yes, it's normal, as I'm sure you've discovered if you've read the other threads in this forum. All too normal. These feelings can be used in therapy if the T is willing and skilled enough. You'll probably need to tell him at some point, but in the meantime please realize you're not alone. You've just joined the Transference Club! With members worldwide, agonizing over feelings for our T's. Welcome!!
Thank you both for your replies! I know I have to bring it up at some point and I will... it just feels so weird. It's like I'm in love with him and I feel as if he feels the same way which I know is really desperate on my part.
But I will discuss this with him.
Thanks!
Hi,
I went to see him this week and was planning on telling him about it but I couldn't say anything about it.
The thing is I have a lot of issues with rejection and anytime someone starts to get to know me or like me I freak out and start acting aloof, sometimes even rude. I've talked to him about this but he's never seen me act this way because I find it very easy to open up to him (which is probably why I'm so attracted to him).
For some reason I keep thinking he is attracted to me. So finally I go into his office and he usually wears a doctors coat and this time he didn't. He was impeccably dressed, he was wearing a cologne (he never smelled like cologne before) and the furniture in his office was rearranged.
As I sat down to start talking to him I felt very anxious. I couldn't tell him anything personal, all I could talk about was really superficial stuff. And I could feel my face was red. It was so embarrassing. He knew something was up and he started writing in his pad, I felt awful. And I don't know if he thought I was turned on or what but then his eyes were on me, very intense and he looked me up and down. And I felt very uncomfortable. I didn't want it, but at the same time I know I'm reacting the way I usually do...
Also, I think he's been checking out my website (I never gave him the link, he must have googled me) because I was talking to him about this cartoon that I made a website for and asked him if he had ever seen the cartoon and he got very nervous. Also, in the 90's I went to therapy with his father, who is also a great therapist, and at that time I had a huge crush on a guy. Well, during this therapy session I'm trying to go out more and I was thinking of going out with that guy (we are very good friends now, but not romantic) he asked me if I felt comfortable talking to him and when I said yes he got very uncomfortable and couldn't look at me.
I'm very confused. I like him a lot. Other than the cologne and stuff he's a great therapist. He does ask great questions and never tells me how I should feel, he let's me work through it... I just worry that he likes me as much as I like him and I don't know how we will be able to control ourselves! I want him so bad... I think he wants me too...
I'll talk to him about my transference the next time I see him. But I think I wont mention how I think he feels this way about me... I think that might be really weird.
How did you talk to your therapist about it? I need some examples on how to start the conversation.
Thanks for all your help!