[ks33182]

I have told my therapist many things that I have not told anyone else in my life...and yet there are some things I try to avoid since I feel awkward about it (especially sexual things). It's probably something I should talk about, but I always avoid it.

Anyone else like this? What topics do you avoid?

My childhood. Mainly.

[tealBumblebee]

T knows i've avoided going into details about my childhood - partly because I can't remember, partly because I don't try too hard to. Theres a whole bunch of dependency issues revolved around that one and she's slowly removing layer by layer.

Theres also my "big secrets" that I know she knows (because I told her in an 11 page letter lol) but we both agreed to avoid the topic until I am ready, and if i'm not ever we don't have to.

[purplejell]

I never want to talk to her about sexuality... She's much older, and kind of a "mom figure" to me... It feels like talking to a parent about sexuality (weird and uncomfortable). I freak out if we even go there. I tend to talk to her about younger, more vulnerable stuff and it just feels incompatible with grown up stuff like sex.

[growlycat]

With main T, I think I've talked about everything everything. I tend to avoid telling him if he has crept into my thoughts, during, uh, personal time. But I might have mentioned it once.

CBT guy is a different story--lots I have not told him. Especially the exact nature of my early trauma--some he knows but not all details. He has the general idea.

I don't think he knows that I find him attractive (maybe he has guessed on his own) He doesn't know about some of my very personal sexual hangups/quirks.

Although I did recently tell him of a very personal phobia and he handled it well. I am relieved that I was able to talk to him about this.

[Victoria'smom]

I can start talking about anything but as soon as I get slightly uncomfortable I'll completely change the topic:

5 min. or less convo.
Eating disorder
SI/SUI/ Homicidal thoughts
Hospitalization
mania
hallucinations
My mom & older sister ????
Med increases

My line is usually "Any how ..."

[Solepa]

I told my T everything from my past I think is significant to my thereapy. I have no problem with my story telling bc I do not feel emotionaly involved. I have much bigger problems sharing my feelings then my history.

[refika]

Right now, I'm avoiding sexual topics though I really need to talk to T about them. Ironically, we talked about that today - the fact that I'm avoiding talking sexuality with T and T said "well, you're going to need to get past talking about it with men"...

I HATE it when T knows me better than I know myself.

Childhood and most recently sex I find the sex embarrassing.

[boredporcupine]

I just had this conversation in therapy the other day.

(conversation had turned to something vaguely sexually related)
Me: You know, it's weird, I don't have any problem discussing this with most people, for for some reason, with YOU, it's the most awkward thing I could possibly imagine.
T: Would it be awkward to discuss with your mother?
Me: ...(Making horrified faces.)
T: So...we could say there is some...overlap...there.

LOL!