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Old Apr 03, 2015, 05:39 PM
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Always in This Twilight
 
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Many of my friends know I'm in individual therapy, as do my parents and in-laws. The marriage counseling was a bit more under wraps for a while, with only one or two friends, my mom, and my mother-in-law knowing (plus my husband's boss, so she would know why he had to be out an hour a week). But gradually, I've let more and more people know I'm in marriage counseling, especially as they've opened up about issues in their own marriages. I feel like letting people know takes some of the stigma out of it (and also lets them know that we aren't some perfect couple, even though we're often good at playing one at parties and family events). Plus I've come to realize I hate hiding stuff--not that everyone needs to know everything (like all the stuff I/we discuss in therapy or that I have erotic and paternal transference for my marriage counselor), of course!