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true Pdoc's and T's have problems but if they come here asking personal questions my radar goes up and I don't want to be looked at as a lab rat, I'm a mentally healthy person now but on bad days I don't want to be disected, I come here for support from my peers

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I would not like to feel that way either. And I can't speak for other professionals who might come to this type of site, but for me, I have neither the desire nor energy to try to analyze or dissect the folks who post here. I'm sure there are times when a comment I make or a question I ask might sound more "T-like", but I think of that more as a function of my life experiences, which does include therapy. But there are certainly many folks here who are not in the profession who might make the same observation, offer the same information, or ask the same question. So I'm not usually aware of my "T" self when I read and post here.

I can't speak for any unconscious influences or motivations to my particpation here, but still...

But it's a common worry. When I told my inlaws I was going to grad school, the very first words out of my father-in-law's mouth were, "Are you analyzing me right now?" Um, how about I take some classes and then see what happens?

Thanks for sharing your perspective.

gg