What do you wear to therapy?

Casual, t-shirts and jeans. (Okay, actually cargo pants, I don't own any jeans.) These are also what I wear at the office, thanks to working for a laid-back business. I keep it simple but always try to look nice.

Jeans, t-shirt and converses

Usually I wear whatever I'm wearing that day. Jeans mostly, shirt or tank top since it's hot out. I've worn scrubs before, and he's mentioned that he doesn't usually see me in them.

It's like therapy/therapist is somewhat a dumping ground. A landfill of sorts. I wouldn't be able to remember what is in my trash pile.

My T once told me, in response to whether it was OK to do a certain thing in session (in this case, when talking to her, referring to my marriage counselor, her coworker, by his first name rather than Dr. MC). She said I could do anything I wanted in there except take my clothes off. Which...seemed sort of random at the time.

Not to put something dark into a fun thread, but She said it was up to me, and I chose to do that, so I lifted up my shirt. Then I was like, "Oh, I guess I'm breaking the rule about not taking my clothes off in here!" Added a bit of humor to things... I also joked with her about showing my marriage counselor, for whom I have some transference, and being like, "Whoops, accidentally took my whole shirt off there! And my bra, too, not sure how that happened!"

Jeans and a black t-shirt, like I always wear every day.

If you are comfortable sharing, what is your country of origin?

I actually am somewhat face-blind. Unless I see someone daily, I would not recognize them in public, and even for the daily people it would be iffy. Even my young adult children would be a challenge for me. As a kid, I kept track of my son during soccer games by paying attention to where other parents yelling his name. Anyway, I also would never remember what someone else wore the day before. I have always been awed by the idea that people who witness a crime can pick the accused out if a lineup. I would be absolutely useless, and I do not understand how someone would remember facial details! Gender and race would be as much as I could do.

I have some degree of face blindness, too! Gene Weingarten has written about it in chats and a column in the Washington Post, and it made me feel much better. Like, I often worried when I met a guy for a second date that I wouldn't be able to pick him out of a crowd! (Luckily, my H is very distinctive looking.)
Gene Weingarten - Losing Face

Yes many people do it. I find it horrendous and can't wrap my mind around it. ( I do understand if someone dress like this due to MI)

I once drove through neighborhoods where everyone wore pajamas outside. They also appeared high or buzzed. It was high in mountains. Both I am my BF had anxiety attack in there from elevation and sense of danger and lack of oxygen.

We decided if we lived there we would also wore pajamas and smoke pot. So perhaps they had their reasoning for being dressed that way. Like they gave up. And kids walked around in diapers no other clothes. It was strange

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To comment on face blindness. I don't recognize people's voices. Can't hear the difference. I only know by greetings. It all sounds same to me

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on a different note, i can never remember what my T wears. I was trying to remember today after my session, and i think maybe it was something blue.

My clothing varies, from Edwardian gent to punk goth and at the neutral point is jeans and a T. I have noticed that there are a couple of outfits at the girly end of the spectrum that seem to coincide with T running his hand through his hair as we go to the room. Maybe just reading to much into that though lol.

Sweden. I've never lived anywhere else. May I ask why you asked?

Should we all go in formal wear, or swimwear, next session, and compare T reactions?

No, this is not about therapy but about me and clothes. I really couldn't say what I wore for anything. I know I wear a suit to court, but not which one. I really don't know what I wore each day this week - and I have no idea what others wear either. Clothes are not something I think about much.

Depends on what I'm doing before and after, but usually I am casual. Occasionally dressed up for work or dating purposes. I don't leave the house in "comfort clothes" and never wear suits.

This...is brilliant. I don't own formal wear, but I can do swimwear.

There was that time when I had a session kind of on my way to one of my concerts, so I was dressed in my concert attire: long black dress, heels, pearl and diamond jewelry (awful costume jewelry). That certainly got me some looks. I've kind of gotten used to those looks. People do a double-take when I stop to fill up the gas tank in that garb. It's actually rather entertaining.

My t wears stockings with sandals. It's weird.

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I say I don't care, yet at the same time I'm envious when I read this. I LIVE in mens' lounge pants, usually with prints on them, and I'd love to wear them to therapy, but too self conscious to be THAT casual! Although I have worn scrub bottoms. I used to work in a lab, and loved my scrubs!

Dresses, high heels; love to dress up.

I'm the same way. I can't usually tell you what my T wears on any given day. I just don't look at her enough to notice. I feel rude about that, but it's just who I am.

Not sure my H would be OK with me showing up in swimwear to our marriage counseling session For T, she says I'm dressed up anytime I wear a dress, so formal attire would take it to another level.

T suggested once that I come in my interview clothes. I declined, simply because I was still with the stbx at the time and I wasn't about to deal with his reaction. I went to previous T once in them - I was coming straight from court (loooong story...). That was the day she threw me out

Just curious. One of the neurologists I work with is from Sweden. She visits there quite a bit. And actually, because of where I work, I treat patients from all over the world on a regular basis.

Anyway, I really do enjoy learning about other cultures etc.