i know a good bit about my Ts life from things he has told me. it doesnt bother me and hes not interrupting me to tell me things about himself. its very natural. a few things that he's told me has helped me alot, like that his mom died when he was in his 20s (my dad died when i was 10). also, i was describing to him this feeling i had with my first big psychotic break about how i thought i was figuring life and reality out like no one had before, and it was amazing, and when i got better i was kind of sad to lose that. he disclosed to me that he had mild delusions like that before (he has bipolar disorder) and could relate to what i was describing. that helped me out so much because i felt really crazy basically saying i missed that psychotic episode.