Perna, I really like your post with all of its concrete examples. I can just imagine what someone would think if you told them you only wear your wedding ring on Fridays!

I like your insights into Mirroring. I think my T sometimes mirrors me in his self disclosure to make me feel "not alone" and like he can relate to what I have just shared with him. You know, like he might say "hey, once such and such happened to me (just like it did to you)." It is definitely done with therapeutic intent. It makes me feel like he really understands what I just said on a personal level, rather than only intellectually. And that helps us build trust, strengthen our therapeutic relationship, and encourages me to share more in the future--all good things in my book.