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What could my dream of my therapist kissing me mean?
I have these transferent romantic feelings for my therapist that I haven't told her about yet, but about 3 months ago I dreamed that she kissed me in her office. Obviously I don't need to be educated at all as to why this is unethical in real life and why the therapist and client can't ever be friends due to damage it can do to the therapeutic relationship as well as the risk of the therapist losing his or her's license among several other factors. I would never breach boundaries or have these thoughts interfere with my progression is therapy because I'm too determined and have come too far to not let anything stop me. What could this dream mean though? Could it simply just mean that it's ok for me to be honest with my therapist and tell her the truth about my feelings? I don't want to leave my therapist because I don't think I would respond to treatment no where near as quickly as I have responded to her, because I feel a strong connection in the therapeutic relationship. I feel she understands me better than most others would. Plus I feel I learn things about myself in ways I don't I would learn it from someone else, which kind of in a way makes therapy enjoyable for me rather than a torture.
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- 6 years ago
I think the title of the question is misleading because you know exactly what the dream meant. Your real question is whether or not you should tell your therapist. The answer is probably no. What youre feeling is completely natural, as you have basically jumped into a relationship with this person that would usually take years to mature. S/he is a professional listener, and you are using her like you would use a serious SO. I'm not saying this is bad or unusual, as a matter of fact this is exactly what its supposed to be like, but my suggestion would be to not tell her, try to meet a nice person and date them while seeing your therapist, wait until you are in a point in the relationship where you can talk to your gf/bf about the problems you tell your therapist about, and if they are a good listener you will probably feel the same way about them as you do about your therapist. Good luck!
