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Originally Posted by SlumberKitty
Self disclosure was always sort of weird for me when T would do that. I mean it was sort of confusing. I kind of liked it. I was kind of bothered by it. I kind of saw how it related to me. I kind of wondered why she was bringing it up. So I get that you have to try to decide how you feel about it, LT. I never could make up my mind how I felt about it. I felt too much different stuff about it. Kit.
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Glad you understand. Ex-MC did it ALL the time, like multiple things a session. I know way too much about his family (mainly his kids, but also a couple siblings), his college and grad school days, his time as a camp counselor, etc. I think it definitely contributed to the transference, particularly the stuff about his kids.
Current T doesn't tend to self-disclose much (particularly not about his son), and wouldn't answer/dodged certain questions I asked him early on (like political beliefs and type of car he drove, though he ultimately revealed those just in general conversation--still evasive about his religion, though I'm 99% sure he's Jewish). So that's part of why today threw me, since it *was* a bit about his son and also some of his thoughts on the causes of autism (his son and my D are both on the spectrum). Hm, and something about his grad school experience, too. It's like part of me wants to know more, for him to share more, but part of me is afraid of it and the effect it could have on me.