56 - THERAPIST HOTLINE - I’m in a happy relationship, so why am I thinking about someone else?
In today’s first ever OPENHOUSE Hotline episode, Louise reads clinical psychologist, Dr Tari, Mack and sex therapist Massimo Fontana a listener’s question that explains she is in a happy, long term relationship but has started to think about someone she has met at work …. A lot.
Louise asks the therapists their thoughts on what to do when you start to think about someone who is not your partner.
The group discuss:
Is this normal? Does this happen to everyone?
What to do when it happens;
Why this is often more about you, rather than the person outside of the relationship;
But what the other person can show you about yourself and your relationship;
Why stepping out of bounds isn't always the solution;
The shame and guilt that people experience when they do engage with the 'other person' thinking it might make them feel better;
As well as asking;
Is it normal to fantasize about someone who isn’t your partner? and
What tips and tricks that you can introduce into your relationship to re-connect both inside and outside of the bedroom.
