My T self-discloses quite a bit and always in context. I think he's doing it as part of relationship-building. When he discloses something personal, it makes me want to do the same. It draws me in and increases the intimacy. And because intimacy is one of the things I'm working on, I think this is the reason he does it. He didn't do it in the first few months, before we got into the intimacy problem.

I don't know if this is why all T's do it, but to me it's a really powerful thing. And it makes me wonder if the reason some people have strong reactions against it is because they do not want any intimacy with their t.

Anyway, just IMHO.