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Originally Posted by annielovesbacon
Thank you everyone for your advice... I really am considering seeing a short term T. Would it be weird to talk to a new T to work out problems with my current T? For example there are many things I want/need to talk to my T about, but I am too afraid or feel weird about it because I feel like it's "too late" (silly, I know). Would it be weird to talk through that with another T? I feel like it's weird to see a T just to talk about another T.
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I don't think it's weird at all. I know some people think that talking in therapy about therapy is pointless or self-indulgent or whatever, but I could not disagree more. I find that I can get to the deepest core stuff about myself when I'm analyzing the therapeutic relationship, either with my T or with somebody else. Talking about why I can't open up about something or where my T and I have gotten stuck or why I disagree with her so vehemently about something has been really powerful. People are relational creatures, and that's part of what can make the therapeutic relationship a useful focal point.
I agree with LT that you would have the added benefit of knowing that Temp T wouldn't know Regular T personally. That might help you feel confident that Temp T can be more objective.