notme9
quote] No, I don't think so, because I never ask her questions about herself. What if she didn't want to talk about it, I think I would feel rejected. Maybe I would if she said something like, Is there something you've always wanted to ask me?, quote]

Lol.. my last T asked me this and my response was no (she thought it may help me open up to her, trust her more) , it's just me, I just need more time to get to know you. I too was so afraid to ask in fear of hearing no I can't share that.
If I do end up asking my T this time, I will go in with the thought that the answer may be no, that she can't share that ect....who knows. She told me she was in T for 7 years before starting psych clinicals. She never told me why, but I still wonder. All I know is that I sense that she gets me. It does make it a little easier to open up.

Miss C,
Yes it does make me feel like she is with me in this, rather than just a paid person doing her job. I always had that in the back of my mind, that they just do it for the money. That they are only being nice because they have to ect....

Thanks searching,
I hope to keep at it with this T and not run. I think this is one that I can learn to connect with. I never did that with my last one but kept going hoping that would change, a year later I was still in the same spot with connection. I can't say that year was a waste, more like a stepping stone to where I am today because I had changed some, I never talked about my issues before her.

Peaches thank you as well,
I'm actually not sure why my T went to therapy but she did disclose that she had similiar feelings when going to therapy. Speaking of a therapist needing a T, when I first went to my school counselor, I told her that I was afraid to go that I thought it was only for crazy people. She said no way, said she sees one herself at times, that there are just some things you can't even share with family. I like that she had disclosed that. Gave it some normalcy.

Sitting thats really cool,
I think one of the huge things for me (speaking of disclosure) is that it makes them appear normal, or perhaps makes me feel normal lol...