So that was an interesting session with Dr. T. I'd been reading some of my posts on here from like 7 years ago with ex-T and ex-MC, so I talked about a bit of my observations with that. One of which was how much conflict there seemed to be with ex-MC. Dr. T said he got the sense that the strong rapport between us (me and ex-MC) sort of overrode some of the other stuff with him for me.

I forget who mentioned this first (I think me?), but we ended up comparing it to a romantic relationship where the two people have a strong sexual connection that can make them ignore problems in the relationship. Then when that connection fades, the relationship tends to fall apart spectacularly. He said he'd observed that with some people he'd seen. At first, I thought he meant people he'd dated and thought "well, that's a little more than I needed to know," then realized, from something else he said, that he meant people he'd seen as clients.

I mentioned how he was so accepting of me, until he suddenly wasn't. That it had felt good to me because I didn't get that in childhood. Dr. T said he wondered how ultimately helpful it was to me though, as people in the outside world aren't generally as accepting as him. Which was an interesting point that I'll need to think on more.

Then we made fun of him a bit, as I'd said I'd forgotten how annoying he could be at times (from reading the posts). We talked about his corny dad/grandfather jokes (they worked together at one point), and Dr. T said, "Plus he's often late and also nasally when he talks." Me: "Therapist rating. 3 stars: Too nasally!"