[Bentay]

So I've only met my new group T twice for the initial couple of assessment sessions before I decide to join the group.

During our second session she brings up Sex!! Hell to the No!!! I don't want to talk about sex with her as I barely know her! Is this normal ? Has anyone else's T bought up sex during just session no 2 ?

[Two89w]

Originally Posted by Bentay

So I've only met my new group T twice for the initial couple of assessment sessions before I decide to join the group.

During our second session she brings up Sex!! Hell to the No!!! I don't want to talk about sex with her as I barely know her! Is this normal ? Has anyone else's T bought up sex during just session no 2 ?

Lol no mine did not. I am not laughing at you, it's just the way you wrote it, it cracked me up

I would think its a bit hardcore to bring up so soon unless you have disclosed some information previously about the subject??

[Bells129]

Yeah my T asked about sex during one of our first few sessions too. It was awful and I know I went beet red. My T said it was an important part of the getting to know me process, whatever that means. Luckily she's never brought it up again.

[Wren_]

one of my previous therapists bought it up very early on (either first or second visit); but in a group situation unless that was the focus of the therapy I would find that really uncomfortable

[Crescent Moon]

For the life of me, I cannot imagine why a therapist would bring up sex that early in therapy! (Unless it's a sex therapist) Anyway, it just seems weird - voyeuristic or something. I would just think they would know that it would make a brand new client uncomfortable. What on earth would be the therapeutic benefit for a stranger-therapist to make a brand new client squirm by bringing up sex?

To each his own, I guess, but it just feels wrong to me.

[ThisWayOut]

i've had it brought up in couple's therapy, but we had cited that as one of the reasons we were there... the only context it caame up early on in individual therapy was surrounding disclosures of abuse and asssault...

is sex a topic of the group often and maybe she wanted to se ehow comfortable you were talking about it? this was before the group correct?

[shabur]

My EMDR T brought it up during my first session, but that was because I was seeing her for CSA and rape, and I found it very difficult to maintain a relationship. She wanted to know just how deep these circumstances affected this issue.

So, in my case it was a key piece to my therapeutic needs.

[sweepy62]

Why is she bringing that up in group? What group are you in?

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[someone321]

I understand that she asked you during your individual session and not in front of the group, right? My T also asked me early if I have any problems or something like that, I just answered shortly that everything is fine and that was it, we've never come back to this topic (yet?)...

[Ford Puma]

Originally Posted by Bentay

So I've only met my new group T twice for the initial couple of assessment sessions before I decide to join the group.

During our second session she brings up Sex!! Hell to the No!!! I don't want to talk about sex with her as I barely know her! Is this normal ? Has anyone else's T bought up sex during just session no 2 ?

Off all the therapists and shrinks I have seen not one ever started the subject of 'you know what'
I guess they... aaahhhmmmm... dont want to know what I might say or something like that.

[Bentay]

Originally Posted by Two89w

Lol no mine did not. I am not laughing at you, it's just the way you wrote it, it cracked me up

I would think its a bit hardcore to bring up so soon unless you have disclosed some information previously about the subject??

Nope never mentioned sex to her.

[Bentay]

Originally Posted by Crescent Moon

For the life of me, I cannot imagine why a therapist would bring up sex that early in therapy! (Unless it's a sex therapist) Anyway, it just seems weird - voyeuristic or something. I would just think they would know that it would make a brand new client uncomfortable. What on earth would be the therapeutic benefit for a stranger-therapist to make a brand new client squirm by bringing up sex?

To each his own, I guess, but it just feels wrong to me.

Thanks for that, I only went to see her for social anxiety.

[Bentay]

Originally Posted by sweepy62

Why is she bringing that up in group? What group are you in?

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I haven't joined the group yet & I barely know her! It's meant to be for my social anxiety.

[Bentay]

Originally Posted by someone321

I understand that she asked you during your individual session and not in front of the group, right? My T also asked me early if I have any problems or something like that, I just answered shortly that everything is fine and that was it, we've never come back to this topic (yet?)...

Yes that's right & I really hope she doesn't bring it up again as I don't want to talk about it.

[Chartres]

Maybe she was asking because another group member talks about sex and she was trying to assess how you might respond to this? Just speculating...

[CantExplain]

Originally Posted by Bentay

Thanks for that, I only went to see her for social anxiety.

Perhaps she thought maybe you are shy because you are subconsciously avoiding sex?

That would be a legitimate Freudian hypothesis, and one worth testing.

[msxyz]

I would not do that, the end.