Feeling embarrassed about sharing too much

Recently, I talked about sex and masturbation with my T and while I was happy to get it out and off my chest, I now feel like I shared too many details and that it was probably TMI for her. I feel so incredibly embarrassed and exposed and wish that I could take some of it back. Does anyone have any ideas on what to do with these shameful feelings? Thanks.

Hello SoConfused623: This appears to be your first post, here on PC... so welcome!

The Skeezyks has some experience with regret following disclosure. A few years ago now, I divulged a life-long, closely guarded secret. It turned out that no one really cared to hear about it & pretty-much just ignored it. As a result, it caused me to regret having ever talked about it. The experience left me feeling exposed & foolish.

Since you had this experience with your T, perhaps the best remedy might be to talk with your T about what you're feeling. Your feelings are completely valid & understandable. And honesty about what you're thinking & feeling is the bedrock, so to speak, of a therapeutic relationship. I certainly understand the shameful feelings you're experiencing. I feel similarly. But the good thing is that this happened in therapy & so there is an opportunity to delve deeper into all of this with your T. You've opened the door. I know the tendency is to want to slam it shut again quick. But avoid doing that if you can. If this T is not up to helping you through this, perhaps it's time to find a new T.

You feel shameful feelings, probably because you were shamed around such things when you were growing up. Thus what happened to you in Therapy is quite normal. It took courage for you to discuss this with the therapist. Good Work