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Originally Posted by PaulaS
I understand what you mean, a T shouldnīt begin "telling stories" about themselves. I mean more of telling about their struggles that has some kind of connection to the clients own problems.
I know some clients donīt want to know about such things but for me personally I think a T sharing some bit of their own personal story can strenghten the relationship and that it may be a bit comforting.
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Yes, I'm sure many people would find that helpful. I know that for me it would only emphasise how worthless and different I am because I am unable to cope in situations that my T could deal with, but other people react differently. It's like when a friend of mine tried to give me hope by telling me about a situation he'd been in which was very similar to mine. It worked in the exact opposite way of what he intended.
I think a good T probably senses whether a description of their own struggles would be helpful for an individual client or not.