I get why that could be distressing. I'd be distressed if my T made disclosures that revealed him to be...just not my type of person, I guess. I'd have a hard time seeing him in the same light if, for instance, he told me he likes to shoot things in his spare time or doesn't think South Park is funny. Not that I go to him for his taste in television or opinion on hunting, so I guess it shouldn't matter, but I think the therapeutic relationship works best with (at least an assumption of) sameness.
I mean, if you've never really had a rapport with people who do/like/are X, why should that suddenly change the moment you walk into session?
Sorry your T's self-disclosures are getting you down.
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