[tinyrabbit]

Does your T ever show emotion? Mine did today, twice, and it was really powerful. First off, he said something I told him made him feel really upset. "In my head, I just threw my arms around you." (We don't touch.)

Secondly, I told him that he changed the whole world for me last week as I asked him for help in a crisis and got it for the first time ever in my life, and he said: "I know. It felt really good to be able to do that."

Maybe it's pathetic but it was hugely powerful, maybe just because he thought it was worth having these emotions about me. There was a lot of denial and minimisation in my childhood, so it's astounding to me, really.

[stopdog]

I don't think it sounds pathetic if you like it.

I would personally hate it. It creeps me out when the therapist shows emotion. Even a smile is a bit much for me. I don't equate their over the top display of emotion to equal them being human. Or that being human is somehow desirable. I want the one I see to have the decency to keep her humanness to herself. But I am possibly not the norm on this.

My t gets sad, has cried a few times, gets seriously pissed off and angry, gets defensive sometimes, stubborn, tired, sleepy, proud, happy, silly, etc.
it helps a lot to see her range of motions. My parents were pretty much blank slates. To see m6 t have feelings, especiall when they are feelings concerning me, that makes a big impact.

I love seeing how human she is (she has never tried to hide it, shes always been that way).
I have always been fully aware that Ts sre human though... I am married to a T and he is way emotional at times.

[harvest moon]

I really loved what he said to you, tinyrabbit. Mine is usually a 'blank slate' but has shown intense emotion a couple of times: once, he cried when I was telling him something painful from my childhood, and during our last session before Christmas (which was the most intense and draining I ever had) he kissed me on the cheeks (we never touch as well).

[tinyrabbit]

I loved it too. I especially loved that he managed to find a way to express the idea of hugging without coming near me and freaking me out.

[likelife]

What a wonderful experience!

I feel sometimes like my T is impervious, but not in a good way. In a way that I sometimes struggle to see her humanness.