...and it's not perfect.

My T has told me many things about her, just in the course of conversation. She is a very open person, and mentions things she's gone through if they connect to my life and struggles currently.

But at our last appointment, she mentioned something that's currently going on in her life (she was using it as an example of how you can "put away" negative emotions for a time in order to handle current things without interference). A friend of her son has recently died and they have to go to the funeral soon.

I feel sad for her, but more than that, I am surprised. Her life has problems and things go wrong. Sometimes things are outside of her control and even if she wanted to do something about them, she would be powerless to. She's really human and has all the normal problems we all have.

Have you had a moment where that sort of becomes reality and sinks in?