I talk more during my sessions with my T. She's the one I tell about the intimate details of my life and, when it comes up, I talk to her quite candidly my relationship with her. I go on PC is because I'm interested in the therapeutic process in general and I find it incredibly interesting to learn about others' experiences with therapy, to "compare notes" so to speak, and to offer support when I can. In replying to others' posts, I often relate details about my own experience in order to say "I've been there, too" or "I went through that, and this is what helped me." When I've started my own posts, it's been because I had a question I wanted answered, I was between sessions and needed support before I'd see T again, or I wanted to discuss something with T and needed some feedback about how to approach it. I consider PC a therapy "accessory" that I can use if I want to-- and I consider it something "fun" to do when I need a "break" from whatever I'm doing in RL.

I've also chosen not to talk to my T about PC because I feel like it's unnecessary. If I bring things on PC about my RL or my T relationship that I feel are relevant to my therapy, then I tell her about them. Otherwise, the things I discuss on here don't make the "list." After all, the list is too long anyway! So, even if T doesn't know everything I've talked about on PC, there isn't anything I wouldn't want her to know or anything I'm hiding from her. If she doesn't know it, it's simply because I've prioritized the bigger topics. I think I also feel somewhat protective of my PC space; I feel as though it's "my" space where I can talk about things, learn about things, and process things before or after I see my T. I like having the opportunity to hear others' perspectives on things, so that my T relationship isn't the only model I have to go by. (Although I do think it's the best! And yes, my T knows I feel that way!)