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Old Feb 22, 2018, 09:50 AM
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My T tells me bits and pieces, but generally mundane things. She is extremely cautious about sharing personal struggles. She is especially careful to not bring up anything that is currently emotionally raw for her because she doesn't want to put me in a position to take care of her. Sometimes she will answer things I ask about directly and sometimes she won't. It can be tricky because I have a keen spidey sense about something being "off" about her. (Thank you, insecure attachment and your keen hypervigilance!)

My understanding is that my T doesn't share anything if she doesn't see a clear reason why it would be helpful to me. She would never want me to worry about her, and if she put me in that position, she would consider it a mistake on her part. The only exception might be if whatever is going on would impact my therapy, for example if she had an illness that would require longer-term treatment they would affect her ability to work. Even then I think she would make sure she had adequate support for herself and try to be as matter-of-fact about the situation as possible.
Thanks for this!
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