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Old Sep 07, 2018, 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by LonesomeTonight View Post
My T avoided revealing his political views for a long time, including after I shared mine, to the point that I wondered if he could have had opposite views (I'm avoiding saying the views so I don't offend anyone or turn this into a political debate). But then recently, he said, in an example about why he doesn't disclose certain things, that he has a client with opposite political views to him, who strongly supports a particular politician, and T has a boundary that he won't get in debates with this client about it. That the client can talk about his views if he wants, but T won't get sucked into a debate. This made me realize that T does share my views, which made me feel a bit relieved. But, if he didn't, then I can understand how it could be awkward to know that.
My therapist confessed he doesn't like a certain 'politician' and his 'friends' when I expressed upset about him. I really appreciated that because it made it easier for me to trust him. If he didn't disclose that and wouldn't do so if I asked, I would get paranoid that he does support this politician, and I would terminate over that. I think therapists should be honest about these things, at least if they are asked about them, if it is important to the client to know this info.
Thanks for this!
LonesomeTonight, Lrad123