I can't stop the feeling that my T believes he has some kind of psychic ability. Maybe he dreams of being part of the BAU (Behavioral Analysis Unit). Too much TV may be a contributing factor.

Does anyone else think their T tries harder to figure things out on his/her own rather than ask you?

[stopdog]

I hope the therapist does not think she has such powers -because she is always wrong when she does not ask me.

[ThisWayOut]

my t makes observations, but she tends to check out their accuracy with me. She takes what I say or present, and interprets it. Then she asks if she got it right. Surprisingly, I've been able to correct her when she has been off...

[guilloche]

Oh goodness, no. My T is so far from psychic... he's like the opposite of psychic, even when I tell him things, he doesn't understand or remember sometimes!

But, the BAU isn't psychic! They're profilers! It's all psychology! But it's silly to try to profile you while you're right there, willing and participating. He just needs to pipe up and ask you. Maybe your T needs assertiveness classes? Are you intimidating him ?

Oh and for fun, here's a blog on intuition and therapists!
The Role of Intuition (ESP?) in Psychotherapy - After Psychotherapy

[iheartjacques]

If he was psychic, there'd be no need for me to talk. I would rather he asked - "you felt rejected" instead of assuming how I feel. He regularly asks how I feel about something. It would piss me off if anyone presumed to know what I was thinking or feeling without asking first. He picks up in it quickly anyway, just from my mood or body language or my energy. I call that being observant, not psychic.

Originally Posted by mssofty

I can't stop the feeling that my T believes he has some kind of psychic ability. Maybe he dreams of being part of the BAU (Behavioral Analysis Unit). Too much TV may be a contributing factor.

Does anyone else think their T tries harder to figure things out on his/her own rather than ask you?

Yes my ex-T came across a bit like this, I felt she was headed down some path of understanding me but she was getting it wrong, from quite early on, and I thought and said -'you don't know me'. I would like a kind of therapy where there is more a focus on figuring things out yourself with help from your T, I'm hoping my new T will work that way with me. My Ex-T seemed to believe she was an expert on me.

no. i hate her

No. .

[unaluna]

Originally Posted by guilloche

Oh and for fun, here's a blog on intuition and therapists!
The Role of Intuition (ESP?) in Psychotherapy - After Psychotherapy

My t admits to having ESPN

[Ellahmae]

I would say she's psychic - but I would say she does get rather accurate gut feelings about me and knows when I need to reach out.

[stopdog]

Originally Posted by guilloche

The Role of Intuition (ESP?) in Psychotherapy - After Psychotherapy

I find this blogger to be the most obnoxious one of the bunch - he is, to me, aside from yalom - a great example of what I consider to be the most egocentric, smug, condescending, patronizing, whiny, defensive, self-centered sort of therapist

[Coco3]

No. My T asks a lot of questions.

[guilloche]

Originally Posted by stopdog

I find this blogger to be the most obnoxious one of the bunch - he is, to me, aside from yalom - a great example of what I consider to be the most egocentric, smug, condescending, patronizing, whiny, self - centered sort of therapist

Yikes, I'm sorry Stopdog. I actually find some of his stuff useful and interesting, but I also think that all therapists, to some extent are a bit egocentric. Or rather, I'm coming to think that. I'm wondering if that just comes with the territory?

[stopdog]

Originally Posted by guilloche

Yikes, I'm sorry Stopdog. I actually find some of his stuff useful and interesting, but I also think that all therapists, to some extent are a bit egocentric. Or rather, I'm coming to think that. I'm wondering if that just comes with the territory?

No need to be sorry - I just re-read a couple of his posts and remembered why I stopped reading him regularly - it is because of how much I want to kill all of them after I do. I realize others can get something out of his posts. The comments he approves on his blog are glowing - he does not approve posts from those who disagree (not me - I did not bother -but another site has people who posted about fights he got into with those who did not agree and then he quit allowing open commenting)

The things my T figures out are so astounding to me. I used to tell her she was psychic. She just says she has good intuition. But it always surprises me when she can tell me exactly what I am thinking or what I am too afraid to say.

[musinglizzy]

I sure as hell hope not.....I'm sure she thinks I'm pretty screwed up as it is....lol

[brillskep]

Um, what? No ... That's a weird belief for a therapist to have and use in therapy ... then again, maybe it just seems like it. If your therapist really thinks that, I think that's a serious issue ...