The image I have in mind is pretty graphic in general long before you put it on a human form. T is very sensitive to that kind of thing in general and then for me to identify as that image as opposed to what he sees would be very painful for him. He would not react poorly at all or think badly of me. I just know that inside it would rip him up. Yes, there is a degree of protectiveness towards him, towards anyone... IMO there is a limit to what we can openly express with anyone without doing harm. Even for a therapist I believe this may be beyond what would be reasonable... even for the T’s I didn’t like/care about.