A therapist may spend
hundreds of hours, perhaps more than a thousand, hearing about a
patient’s most exalted aspirations and most murderous, hateful
fantasies. During this time, the patient may endure excruciating losses,
unbearable shame, bitter sadness and great triumphs. You may accompany
patients through torturous adolescence into adulthood. Or you may meet
them in middle age and be with them as they age and eventually die. You
collaborate in a deep process of discovery.
Few encounters are
this deeply honest, and therefore intimate. The attachment engenders
profound feelings, a particular kind of love.
Dr. Robin Weiss' sensitive essay in the NY Times (July 5, 2015) is a good source of insights.
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