Dear T

We’ve talked a lot about how eerily similar we are in terms of our personalities, attachments, worldviews and hobbies. I have often wondered if this is you just faking it so I would trust you so you could do your job as a therapist effectively. But it’s been years and our conversations seem to have been genuine.

We have bonded over the years about painting and now we’re about to venture outside the therapy room to paint together. Is this a bad idea?

I’ve always been good at separating the you I see in therapy and the you I see outside of therapy. I’ve always been able to make that distinction well. Will I still be able to do that when we do this?