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"Never Contact Me Again"

Dissecting Negative Transference (Vol. 1, Issue 22)

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Alan Michael Karbelnig, PhD
Jun 12, 2021
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Around a decade ago, a patient who had consulted me twice-a-week for several years sent me an email punctuated with the phrase, “Never Contact Me Again.” Suffice to say, it was painful to read. It illustrates the complexity of what some might classify as negative transference. Continuing the last newsletter’s focus on transference, I devote this issue t…

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