I'm pretty sure the most personal thing my T has ever said is, "I like mountains."

This is fine. I don't need my T to be a real person. I mean, he is, clearly a real person with flaws and wants and needs and vulnerabilities and biases and blah blah blah - just not to me.

I don't want my T to be a real person. Real people get bored and judgemental - I could say something that might offend or confuse or make them dislike me. I might worry about how they're doing and not want to burden them with my problems.

It's much easier for me to talk to someone whose full humanity I don't have to consider.

Kind of like how it's easier to talk to a dog.