Woah, I only went out for a pint!
Thanks everyone for your responses.
I guess I didn't expect it....my t said that clients 'know' if a t has been 'on their knees' and can go there with them....because in some way they've been there themselves. I really appreciated that, but it's not what I'm hearing here. She said that she knows many T's who've quit,because they couldn't go there...because they hadn't been there, and found the way back. But it seems lots of you look more for strength and stability in a t, which I understand.
I would never show my scars, and I only have a couple, but I feel like I have a lot further to go than I thought. I have counselled young people for the past seven years, and thought that I could help because I did have that empathy...okay, I obviously need to talk to t, supervisor and tutor about this!!