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I am sincerely asking about the following: Why am I both attracted to and repulsed by my psychologist? On one hand he is attractive to me and then on another day I think he is weird looking and somewhat odd. What could that be about?   This is what I have described elsewhere on this website as the love-hate flip-flop: when someone gives you what you want, you’re “in love”; when he doesn’t give you what you want, you hate him. If you pay attention, you will notice that the switch from attraction to repulsion happens whenever you are feeling disappointed in your psychologist; if you sincerely pay attention, you might even discover the very words that trigger your disappointment. Now, the really weird thing—at least, it seems odd to those who don’t understand the psychology of the unconscious—is that if you resolve to speak about these feelings in your psychotherapy sessions, rather than hide the feelings from your psychologist because of embarrassment and shame, you will finally begin to do some real psychotherapy.    Back to the list of questions   No advertising—no sponsor—just the simple truth . . . Huh? Freewill website? What’s this about?		Q & A pages Entire website THIS WEBSITE PROVIDES a vast amount of freewill information about the practice of Clinical Psychology. On the Introduction page, you can discover the website’s purpose and philosophy. And, if my work has been informative and helpful, please send a freewill donation, even if it’s only a few dollars, to help offset my costs in making this website available to everyone without advertising. “Ingratitude is like indigestion in the soul.” (Anonymous) Raymond Lloyd Richmond, Ph.D. San Francisco   Credentials   Contact Me
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