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Originally Posted by autotelica
At first it felt weird being in the same yoga class as my therapist, but now it doesn't seem that way. In fact, it gives us something to talk about. My struggles in yoga have become a microcosm of my struggles in "real life", and it is good for my therapist to be witness to it and for me to see how she handles herself. Now that everyone at the studio knows that I have issues and that my therapist is my "special friend", I have another thing to work through--my feelings about being identified as handicapped.
I don't live in a small town, but my therapist and I have a habit of bumping into each other since we live close to each other. Every time I see her, I do feel some excitement, but not "weirdness" or a need to run away. Honestly, it makes me feel relaxed about our relationship. I like that she doesn't ignore me. If she's with someone, she even introduces me as a friend. That's cool.
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Very good experience you have had. Sounds great! Ironically a few people in the class my T is friends with already but our conversation has been more like a group conversation so there's no one that suspects I am a client of hers. In the very beginning I was a little bit nervous about seeing her in the same class but she acknowledged me and we chatted briefly initially so that 'broke the ice' and I feel fine about it. Similar to what you have experienced it has actually helped me therapeutically to have T in my class. There was an interaction I had in class that I felt uncomfortable with and she was there and made note of what it was and we talked about it during my appointment with her. It certainly has its benefits and I'm going to miss seeing her in spin when the class ends.
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