My husband is a therapist and so are many of his friends.i used to be too intimidated by them when we would have dinner together... However, they just werent in that frame of mind to do so, and my husband says most therapist take off their therapist hat just because they need a break and dont want people to feel uncomfortable.i have never felt like i was being analyzed by any ofthem except for one time by his best friend when we first met, but he was so kind about the things he said (and it wasnt anything personal- just things he picked up on about how i am). my husband does not analyze people unless he is at work.