Initial dreams in which the therapist appears as a real person are ordinarily thought to indicate an erotized transference. This gives rise to the suggestion that the therapist should either deal with this transference immediately or refer the patient to another analyst. The author presents ten such initial dreams together with brief case histories. All the patients suffered from preoedipal narcissistic character disorders. Their clinging, as well as their need for distancing, demonstrated both the hunger and the incapacity for satisfying object relations. Such patients 'seduce' the therapist into defensive and countertransference reactions. Nevertheless, Grunert states that referral to another therapist is indicated only in special cases.