I thought it was interesting that this article had a nice definition of the term “observing ego” which you recently used (can’t remember if it was in this thread or another one):

“The term observing ego refers to an individual's ability to step back, get some distance or perspective, and observe himself as he would a friend or family member.”

This article is interesting, but since my T has repeatedly said he doesn’t do supportive therapy, it may not pertain perfectly to my situation. Although I’m pretty sure he was doing a fair amount of supportive therapy for a while just to establish rapport and make me feel less anxious with him. I still have to read the other articles, but am hoping there is a similar type of article for the type of therapy my T is doing (depth or exploratory?). Anyway, nothing like intellectualizing it all to make me feel more in control!