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Originally Posted by SummerTime12
It amazes me that so many people say their Ts know this kind of stuff about them! I really want to bring those parts of me into therapy sometimes, but it’s like I just don’t know how? I don’t feel like there’d be a natural segue into it, and it feels weird to just be like “hey let me tell you this random thing about me that has nothing to do with what we’re talking about right now simply because I want you to know more about me.” I feel like he’d wonder why I want him to know that stuff if it’s not what I’m in therapy for.
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For me, I put some of that in if he says, for example, "How was your weekend?" I might mention some things I did, maybe something that went on with my H or D, etc. That's not every session--if I'm really stressed/upset about something or we have unfinished business from the last session, then we'd most likely start there. But I think discussing things that may seem like small talk builds rapport and also gives him more of a sense of who I am. The issue would be if much of the session ended up being like that, as has happened with ex-MC before. Then again, an occasional session like that can be OK, too--like I probably want a lighter session like that before my T goes out of town (though I likely won't succeed...)