Does your T know you're on PC?

When T and I are having a difficult time, I will occasionally as a last resort send her a link to my thread- it seems to get through to her, perhaps because others are weighing in and it's not just me and her. Once we looked through one of my threads together discussing what I'd posted. She would never come on here though, and I don't think she remembers what it's called; the other day I said 'oh yes, PC blah blah blah' and she said 'What's PC?'

I believe it might help any number of therapists to read these threads. I don't agree they have better uses of their time necessarily. Different uses perhaps. But I don't think they would be squandering time by reading on here.

Amen to this. Im a psych student and I find so much info that isnt in the DSM or "by the book." Its definately insightful to read the posts.

T said one time that she might come here to see what triggers me. I told her I read here but I would not tell her what specific posts were triggering me at the time.

I don't know if she actually visted the site or not, as it was never brought up again. But, hey who knows. She could be reading right now.

Hello T. How are you? Having a good evening? See ya next Tuesday at 12.

It wouldn't be a massive leap for my T to make, she knows I read a lot of stuff about therapy online, and read/post on some sort of 'mental health forum'... It's kinda come up a couple times because of one thing or another. I'm not sure if she'd learn anything about me from my posts here that she doesn't already know. I doubt she'd come looking - I send her enough crap to read - but I don't think it would bother me if she somehow found something I posted.

I've told my therapist about this site, but I can't imagine her having the time or interest to read here. My therapy takes place in therapy, and that would include the issues that might arise in my posting here, like feeling paranoid and what that means to me - feeling exposed, vulnerable, 'found out', seen, heard, accepted.... So much to explore in how it makes you feel

I told my therapist a long time ago that I posted here and printed and shared some of my posts with him.
For the psych student above, I think that is a good idea for them to see what they are getting into Book knowledge is one thing, but first-hand examples of how patients feel in relation to their therapists and therapy is good information for up and coming psychologists. Maybe we can change the course of history if we get one psychologist to hear us, understand us, and do something about it.

Ya she does. She is all against it... She checked it out, and thinks that while it is great to meet others like me, that I should have some RL relationships too... (I'm not great at that). But I feel like its my calling to contribute something, and what better than to assist those in the same boat I was in a year ago...

She knows I'm a member of an on-line group, and she approves of that.

Thanks everyone for your replies

I do think my t is too busy to read threads on here but that hasn't stopped the paranoia. I tell her almost everything anyway, so I guess it wouldn't be too much of a big deal. I think it's just that if she read some of my posts, she would see that there are things she's said to me or done for me that have really meant a lot to me. She's quite an important figure in my life at the moment, as someone who has been where I am and now has sorted all it out and is happy (she told me as much). But I am just always so careful at not coming across as obsessed with her, because I'm not and I don't want to scare her off.
She has become like a second mother to me, with her advice and care, and I guess I'm just paranoid that if she was reading posts her, she'd think I was obssessed with her because I've talked about the meaningful moments etc.

I don't think she'd be bothered that I'm talking to people online, because she knows I have friends, particularly a couple of close ones who know what's going on with me. I just like being here because although my friends are great, this is sort of something you can't understand until you've felt this way yourself.

My T knows I come on PC and my name. I doubt she comes here and if she does I'd be happy if she read my posts. It would help her help me.

same here. and BTW, she has been impressed with the wisdom some of you PC folk have given me (when I've told her about it).