Her stepfather abused Samantha emotionally and physically. Now, as a young adult, she is working with a therapist to resolve some of her low self-esteem and relationship issues. Over the course of therapy, Samantha begins to feel great anger toward her male therapist, telling him how much she resents his control over her. She almost quits
Therapy because she begins to feel that he is too controlling and makes her feel so
Insignificant. Her therapist is able to show Samantha that she is acting irrationally and has experienced a of her feelings to her therapist.

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Samantha is experiencing negative transference, where she projects feelings and attitudes from a past relationship (with her stepfather) onto her therapist, perceiving him as controlling and making her feel insignificant.

Her Stepfather Abused Samantha Emotionally and Physically