In my opinion, people who brag about being "normal" (regardless of that is true) need a swift kick to the knees ;-) Not cool and not respectful of others. There are many of us like myself in therapy who would be considered "normal" by some arbitrary standard--I've never had a diagnosis (I think I have one for insurance purposes, but never asked/ don't want to know) , I've never been on medication, never done therapy prior to starting three months ago. Does this make me "normal"? Not any more or less than anyone else. We're all following our own journeys of mental health.

(Anyhow, I know that really wasn't your question, just felt the need to throw out some support and love today )

To answer your question--I'm as real as I can be in therapy. It's been a process of learning to trust my therapist, I'm suuuuppppeeerr slow to trust and have just now, after three months in, accepted that my therapist can be 100% trusted. It's a process for me in letting down walls and sarcasm defenses. Personally, I wouldn't waste my time in therapy if I wasn't giving it my best effort in being genuine.