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Old Aug 05, 2018, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Lrad123 View Post
My therapist is going on vacation in September and part of me would like to ask where he’s going because I’m curious and I’d ask that question of anyone else in my life who told me they were going on vacation. Last time he went somewhere in February I asked upon his return if he would tell me where he went, and he willingly told me. Since then, we’ve had an instance where he didn’t answer a simple question about whether or not he had a pet, and now I’m not sure what I can ask him. Well, I guess I know I can ask him anything, but I feel gunshy about asking because I don’t want him to not tell me and I don’t want to feel rejected or like he’s distancing himself. I feel like he might not answer just to push my buttons and I’m confused and bothered by this.
I get this, and I'm lucky enough to have a T that shares this openly, but I also have a T who acts more "friend" like than most.... I'm not sure if typically T's share this info prior with clients. I assume not.

I can understand, especially with the weirdness around the pet thing about being unsure but you can ask... if you really wanna know. Some people don't like knowing. I have a friend in therapy who never wants to know because then it fuels their jealousy issues. Good luck should you choose to ask.
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