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Old Jul 27, 2017, 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by daisydid View Post
My therapist has been on vacation for the last month, so conversations about my therapy with my people have been very limited. Why discuss it? There's nothing new to add to the conversation.

But tonight I was making plans with my husband for Saturday, and I mentioned leaving to go out after noonish. He asked why, and I said it was because I have an appointment with T. His response was a bored "oh." Granted, he was multitasking, so I was probably reading into his response too much.

This got me thinking about how my husband feels about my treatment in therapy, and how that's morphed over time. So let's talk about our people and therapy. When I say people, I think about close relationships. Partners, children, parents, friends, etc.

Who knows you're in therapy?
How did they feel about you starting therapy?
Do they still feel that way now or have things changed?
Is there anyone really close to you that doesn't know you're in therapy or that you don't discuss it with?
How much do you discuss your treatment with your people?
And anything else pertinent.
At the start of therapy, only my bosses knew I was in therapy as they referred me. Gradually over time, I told my best friend (who is a counsellor) & then I told other close friends, then after a lot more time, I told some colleagues. My Boyfriend knows & all the people I've told have been really supportive & encouraging & still are. I don't discuss what we are working on with anyone & I don't discuss anything about my therapist either. Those two things are very personal between just me & my T. Everyone seems to understand that & they don't push me on it.