Posted by Alan on January 5, 2000, at 23:47:04
I know it's normal sometimes for a patient to develop very strong feelings for their pdoc, especially when the treatment goes well but I am having trouble working through my feelings. I have talked about this with my talk therapist who has tried to help me resolve these feelings about the psychopharmacologist that I see and have these feelings for. Transference is what the process is called I was told.
Does anyone have any way to suggest through their own experience a way to help resolve something like this? I have diclosed my feelings to my psychopharmacologist and they reacted appropriately my talk therapist and I believe. But this does not seem to help with the intensity of my feelings. It has been a long time since this all started and knowing that I am vulnerable to a care giver helps me understand but doesn't help resolve these feelings.
This person is so good at what they do that I don't think I want to lose them because of my unresolved feelings. Our personalities fit so well together - and I sense that they know that. I know that I probably put them on a pedistal so I can believe that they are going to therefore be able to work their "magic". And that the chemicals they are fooling around with in my brain are the very ones that effect emotions such as love, etc. But this only helps me understand intellectually what is going on.
I hope someone can help me other than saying to simply go to another doctor. I still don't think my feelings would change.
Alan
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