Growing up I had a lot of expectations placed on me to "perform" - or at least to be prepared to act or behave in whatever manner my Mother required of me at any given time, so that she could garner attention for herself or fulfill her own emotional needs. My Pdoc knows this, and he also knows the negative impact it had on me, so aside from just asking that I at least be open to considering new ideas and suggestions he doesn't really place any sort of expectations on me.