Have you asked your T or pdoc why they chose to become a therapist or pdoc?

Chummy · Sep 03, 2015 at 09:57 AM

Have you asked your therapist or psychiatrist why they chose to become a therapist or pdoc?
If you did, when? At te beginning of therapy or while you were already in therapy for some time?

I've never asked any of my T's that question. I know some people aks a potential T or a T who they just started seeing questions. But I've always been very shy and anxious and I didn't ask questions. I've been seeing my current T for quite some time, but I'm still afraid to ask questions. And I've been seeing pdoc since the beginning of this year and I haven't ask him a single question. Most of what he tells me is clear to me, so.

But I'm curious why they chose to be a T or pdoc.

Ellahmae · Sep 03, 2015 at 10:31 AM

I did. She said she was always predisposition-ed for it and had a strong desire to be a therapist to help others. I asked about 3 months into therapy with her. She explained why on a larger scale, which I greatly appreciated.

I have now been with her for a year and have multiple sessions per week and I still find myself asking 'basic' questions about her, her job, etc. and she always answers them. Not sure if my reply helps but thought I'd answer.

divine1966 · Sep 03, 2015 at 11:17 AM

We had a discussion about our choice of careers. It started because we were talking about parents wanting kids to have some particular careers yet ( we were talking about my daughter at first)we chose careers that we wanted and loved and involved helping others even if is not what our parents wanted. She said she always liked psychology and wanted to help others so she became a therapist.

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Sep 03, 2015 at 11:24 AM

I did with the first one and he said he has a "gift" for helping people. I laugh about it now because he most certainly does NOT have a gift for helping people. My new therapist said he really should not be working with people.

Chummy · Sep 03, 2015 at 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Ellahmae

I did. She said she was always predisposition-ed for it and had a strong desire to be a therapist to help others. I asked about 3 months into therapy with her. She explained why on a larger scale, which I greatly appreciated.

I have now been with her for a year and have multiple sessions per week and I still find myself asking 'basic' questions about her, her job, etc. and she always answers them. Not sure if my reply helps but thought I'd answer.

Yes, your answer helps. I'm afraid my T or pdoc will find it weird or suspicious if I now start asking questions, since I haven't asked anything in the past 8 months.
So I wondered how others do it.

Ellahmae · Sep 03, 2015 at 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Chummy

Yes, your answer helps. I'm afraid my T or pdoc will find it weird or suspicious if I now start asking questions, since I haven't asked anything in the past 8 months.
So I wondered how others do it.

She just answers no matter the question or how much I have seen her. I don't think she finds anything weird or suspicious she answers. It's a very open relationship from her end as well (or so it seems to be). I wish you luck, I find it healing to ask and be answered like I'm a human who's inquiries matter.

divine1966 · Sep 03, 2015 at 01:00 PM

Chummy don't be afraid to ask questions

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ManOfConstantSorrow · Sep 03, 2015 at 03:20 PM

Yes, she said it was easy money from the gullible. Just kidding. It seems irrelevant so no. I am not paying good money to talk about her when there is a much more interesting topic at hand - me.

junkDNA · Sep 03, 2015 at 04:53 PM

i asked my T this recently for the first time and weve been working together for 5 yrs. he told me because his therapy really helped him and he wanted to help others. he also said he used to want to be a catholic priest but i guess decided for something w/o religion. T is not a christian but (i think) was raised catholic. but im not sure what/if he is anything now.

Sep 03, 2015 at 08:08 PM

Yes, I've asked all my MH clinicians.

For pdoc, it's because he was amazed by the power of the mind.

T1 had an uncle with depression.

T2 quipped that she has a sign on her head saying "Tell me all your problems."

nottrustin · Sep 03, 2015 at 08:31 PM

I didn't ask she told me one day though. She said she enjoyed helping people and ended up being the friend that everybody went to for advice. So she decided if she was going to do it anyway she could do it and get paid.

Sarah1985 · Sep 03, 2015 at 08:33 PM

I did, about a year into our work together. She said because she was always fascinated on how the mind worked and she loves helping others.

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Anonymous37890 Guest Posts: n/a	Sep 03, 2015 at 11:24 AM #4 I did with the first one and he said he has a "gift" for helping people. I laugh about it now because he most certainly does NOT have a gift for helping people. My new therapist said he really should not be working with people.
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divine1966 Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Dec 2014 Location: US Posts: 22,878 (SuperPoster!) 9 1,294 hugs given	Sep 03, 2015 at 01:00 PM #7 Chummy don't be afraid to ask questions Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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ManOfConstantSorrow Grand Poohbah Member Since Jul 2014 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,954 10 4 hugs given	Sep 03, 2015 at 03:20 PM #8 Yes, she said it was easy money from the gullible. Just kidding. It seems irrelevant so no. I am not paying good money to talk about her when there is a much more interesting topic at hand - me.
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Anonymous45127 Guest Posts: n/a	Sep 03, 2015 at 08:08 PM #10 Yes, I've asked all my MH clinicians. For pdoc, it's because he was amazed by the power of the mind. T1 had an uncle with depression. T2 quipped that she has a sign on her head saying "Tell me all your problems."
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nottrustin Grand Magnate Member Since Jan 2014 Location: n/a Posts: 4,819 10 375 hugs given	Sep 03, 2015 at 08:31 PM #11 I didn't ask she told me one day though. She said she enjoyed helping people and ended up being the friend that everybody went to for advice. So she decided if she was going to do it anyway she could do it and get paid. __________________
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Sarah1985 Member Member Since Mar 2015 Location: usa Posts: 236 9 94 hugs given	Sep 03, 2015 at 08:33 PM #12 I did, about a year into our work together. She said because she was always fascinated on how the mind worked and she loves helping others.
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