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Jul 25, 2020, 09:54 PM
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Member Since: Jul 2019
Location: Downtown Vibes, California
Posts: 15,701
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Ugh. I feel for you. My T always wears her grey hair fairly long and straight. One day I went to a session and her hair had been cut to her shoulders and curled on the ends. It wasn't that it didn't look pretty; it did. But sheesh, the new style threw me. I was all disoriented. I don't remember if I said anything, or not. Fortunately, her hair is back to its normal self 
I have thought a lot about this subject and concluded that therapists just don't realize how much they affect us. It reminds me of a time when I was in 4th grade. I was with my mom in a department store and we ran into my teacher and her family. I acted normal, but inside I felt really shaken up. Logically, I knew she had a family. But in my mind I pictured her as living in the classroom. The next school day I felt so awkward I couldn't even look at her. My teacher probably didn't have a clue as to how strange that experience was for me.
I do appreciate that analysts are aware of such subtleties, and respect them.
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