Wow, pinksoil, you really covered a lot in that session. You were brave to talk about sex with your T. I'm sure he knows, of course, that you are attracted to him. Poor pinksoil. It's hard to handle this stuff, isn't it?

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In my classes, my professors ask us what school of thought we would like to follow once we become therapists. Normally, like 90 percent of the class chooses CBT. I think people are generally more comfortable with a technique that is a more direct route to problem solving. I wouldn't say I'm not a 'believer' in CBT-- it depends on the client, I guess. Some people are going to come in with a problem that is fit for more immediate results. However, in general, I don't believe in a technique that doesn't examine the 'why' piece. I am also not a fan of therapies that don't deal much with feeling. CBT is about your feelings as a function of your thoughts.

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I agree with all of that, pinksoil. I wonder what makes some of us gravitate to CBT and some to other approaches? I did some CBT with my first counselor, and did get some relief from some depression symptoms, but it didn't make my depression go away, whereas a non-CBT approach with the current T has. It's fascinating that 90% of your class prefers CBT. I think, in part, that CBT is not a good fit for me because I already am a strong, critical, rational thinker. I don't think I need too much help with my thinking. I need help with my feelings and past traumas, etc. Plus, I am a problem solver and like to get to the root of things, and CBT, as practiced by my first counselor, seemed more of an approach that dealt with symptoms rather than causes and insights.

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I even feel this weird attraction when I see men outside of therapy that resemble him in any way.

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Ha, ha, this happens to me too! But I just smile it off. If I recognize it, it's funny to me. Pinksoil, it is totally not HORRIFYING. I think it is natural and happens all the time in therapy. You're following the standard path and it is perfectly fine. Maybe you could even enjoy it!

I think your T would be totally OK with all of this, pinksoil, and anyway, I'm sure he knows.