I've had various levels of self disclosure from various t's. Strangely enough, the one that impacted me the most in a positive way was a trauma t admitting his own struggles with an abusive childhood, how he had come to a point where he could work successfully with other trauma clients, but how he also still struggled at times with the impacts of his abuse. This was done in an inpatient, group setting. Apparently, he had some very obvious signs that most patients pickled up on, so he felt it easier to simply have it out there. To me, at that time, it was a very powerful admission. I'm not sure how I would feel working with him in the long term though, as I'm sure I'd need to "take care of him" by editing what I disclosed or spoke about. I know t's enter the field for various reasons, and most is because of some level of personal experience, but I'm not sure I would want to know that about every t I saw.
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