The therapeutic Relationship - 3. Boundary Violations

We continue the series on the therapeutic relationship with Aleksandar Dimitrijevic addressing the topic of boundary violations, as requested by our patrons.
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[@karensilver8853]

My own analyst was trained in England. They evidently are trained to shake hands with the patient. American-trained analysts would be horrified by the very IDEA. I didn't feel seduced and it didn't mess with the therapeutic situation. It seems to me that there is a lack of interpersonal respect in an excess of abstinence. It is a very good presentation and worth viewing more than once.

[@havadatequila]

Is it a boundary violation If a psychoanalyst has a feeling that he's "saving" the patient or is the only one that can provide the curative element to the patient? Or is that part of the psychoanalytic process?

[@marcies1297]

Violation only.if the therapist isnt able to resolve those feelings and not act on them.

[@aleksandardimitrijevic4666]

Dear Havadatequila, boundary violations are mostly about feelings or beliefs being transformed into unreflected actions. So, if the analyst you are describing is not doing anything about this, there is still space to prevent the problem. yet to prevent it, one must work on the feelings and beliefs. In this case, it is obvious that the idea is out-of-proportion because no therapist is saving people and many others can be equally helpful (if not more). Many of us begin training with the idea some label "Saviour Complex" but they can hopefully be overcome with the help of personal analysis. I hope this helps!

[@marcies1297]

@@aleksandardimitrijevic4666 lol...exactly what i said in a less winded way

[@ZsofiaElek-q1f]

This statement is inaccurate about Ferenczi. He avoided repeating the trauma of Elizabeth Severn in their relationship. I would add that back then psychotherapy was very new and there was no clarity of boundaries or what should and should not be done in relation to the patient.

[@eileenodonnell8376]

Everyone talks about the sexual boundary violations. Can you address something worse, the perversion of abstinence, for example when the "refrigerator analyst" withholds all reactions in order to push the patient down into a masochistic position or to break them for their own gratification? I have witnessed this more than once.

[@mrsmrs1200]

Odlično obradjena tema. Hvala

[@charlesamrhein1292]

wow, I'm fairly familiar with sexual boundary violations in the history of our craft . but your presentation is unique, beyond what I imagined anyone would produce outside of a book. amazing and well done, this is a vital contribution to our history, thank you.

[@ANessunoInteressaLaPoesia]

I have appreciated the honest approach to the issue.

[@lenavoyles526]

Would you please cite the historical documentation regarding Jung and involvement with his patients? I did quite a bit of research on this after the Hollywood film A Dangerous Method came out, and I could find no evidence of any romantic entanglement between Jung and any of his patients. All I found was that later in his life, one woman who refused to be a patient became a lover, and this occurred with the consent of Jung's wife (the relationship seems to have been essentially polyamorous).