This topic came up a litle bit in Pink's transference thread, and it is something I've been thinking about lately. I noticed in my appointment today and in the past that I'll make little jokes when I'm trying to explain a reaction I've had to my T. For example, if the point I'm trying to make to her is about how I've obsessed about a situation all week I'll explain it in a way that makes it seem like I'm laughing at myself and see how irrational it is. Usually my T will laugh with me, sometimes not.

I think this is a way for me to make light of painful feelings, but I'm guessing at some point my T is going to try to get me not to do this so much. That worries me a bit because 1) it is automatic. and 2) it helps me avoid the real feelings.

Do other people joke with their T's? I love it when I can make her laugh so I don't want to loose that, but have other people gotten to a point where they've had to work on reducing their 'making light of a situation' tendencies?