Not counting people I know from this board, I don't talk that much about therapy to friends anymore. I used to talk about it a bunch to one friend in particular, but then at one point, she was like, "Maybe you're getting too much therapy," since I was seeing both a T and a marriage counselor, and that made me back off from talking about it because I felt judged. Then I had a couple friends who I usually saw together who I'd talk to about it sometimes, including about the transference for MC. But then at one point, they were like, "You really need to stop seeing him," and that was difficult for me, so I mostly stopped talking about it to them, too. (And I also brought up to MC how they thought we should stop seeing him, which was a difficult but good discussion.) Of course, it's different with people on here...

And with my H, I talk about it a fair amount--partly because we're in marriage counseling together and partly because I'm trying to let him into my inner world. But then at one point recently, he was like, "I feel like all you talk about is therapy," which felt really hurtful (because it definitely isn't!) So then I became reluctant to discuss it for a while, but tried to make it clear to him that if that's what was going on in my head, and he wanted to know what was going on in my head, well, that's what I need to talk about. So he seems more OK with it now. Like, "Well, I can keep all this stuff inside, and be all inside my head, or else I can open up to you--which would you prefer?" I try to strike more of a balance now.