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Originally Posted by guilloche
To those who mentioned feeling "too smart for therapy" - I've felt that too (and it's a really, really hard thing to talk about, because it *does* feel obnoxious to say). I've actually mentioned it to this T... not in those words, but I've mentioned being in the (ugh) "gifted program" growing up, and that there seems to be very little research on the types of things that might come along with being in that group. I think there's something there.. but the conversation didn't really go anywhere. I've actually got a book that I've been meaning to read, but haven't gotten to it yet...
Unfortunately, it's not something that most Ts seems to learn about, or study, or that anyone really talks about.
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I wonder about this too. I was also in the 'gifted' program growing up, and would consider myself to be above average in intelligence (at least in the academic sense).
I've usually felt smarter than the therapist I sat across from. The most helpful therapist before the one I had now had a similar intelligence level to me. But again, I wouldn't say this to anyone because it sounds douchey as f***.
Now, for the first time in my life, I have a therapist who is much, much, much smarter than me. After fifteen years of therapy off and on, I've finally found someone who can put things together that I can't. I know I've lucked out.
It also helps that I can make a reference to any book, and I know there's an 80% chance he's read it.
It's depth therapy, if that helps (Jungian and transpersonal).