How "secretive" is your T?

T discloses a fair amount.. but it has gradually increased over the last 5 years.. All that he shares always relates back to something we are discussing in therapy though.

My t is not secretive.she tells me things.

I think I wouldn't tolerate a T who would casually tell me things, I would feel violated. I must say that I generally don't understand the concept of bonding over small things. I guess it is because I just don't bond with people at all.

Over the four years I've seen him he has actually answered quite a few questions, but only when he figures that it's somehow in my benefit. Recently, he answered the question about what he was planning to do over a long weekend and what he is doing together with his children. However, from my side, these questions were not (are my questions never are) raised out of curiosity, I don't experience curiosity to the person he is, I feel I couldn't care less. If I dig out information about him (and I've googled him extensively) or ask questions then it is always because I want to establish that he is a safe person.

Sometimes I ask to test him whether he understands when he should answer a question and when not. Sometimes he has failed that test, answering a question when he shouldn't, meaning, that he imagined that there is more connection between us than there really was.

I don't ask him anything (because I'm afraid to break boundaries), but I can't call him very secretive.

Yeah, after ten years, im like, im done talking about me, now YOU talk about me he actually has some good questions about how i use or view food. Ive asked him about his own food issues and i cant really relate, he seems pretty normal, even from childhood.

If anything, I think that my T overshares. I hope that I do not sound like a jerk, but I am not there to make friends or hear about where she went on vacation or what she bought. It adds nothing to the therapy session and just takes up time where I can be getting help. My pdoc doesn't share anything about himself and it doesn't bother me one bit.

I don't really ask my T much but I'm sure she would give me an honest answer to most things without disclosing her life story. She has told me she has two kids and is very open about that (told my mom when she came to one of my sessions) but other than stating that they exist, she doesn't say anything about them.

I'm actually thinking about asking her why she decided to become a T. I don't want her to give me a generic answer like "I wanted to help people" though...

T told me today she wanted to be a Flamenco Dancer! Haha, she made me giggle.

Over they years I have learned a lot about T. Usually it is because she has a life experience that fits with our discussion. I did my use to ask questions for fear of asking something she didn't want to answer. At this point I realize she will answer whatever I ask. So occasionally I do.. Somethings she tells me because we live in a small commilunity. She knows I would be likely to run into her or see her
She told.me when she had a boydeiems it it was starting to be serious..he loves out of state and don't want me to worry she would move..i had already put 2 and 2 together and figures out she as seeing someone. 2 years later she moves in with h
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Favorite color she didn't have to tell me. I toured her house it was obvious as every room has furniture and decorations that one color.

my T has been very open with me about basic things, books, movies, music he likes, and some "lesser" more personal things I know his wife's name, he has two girls and their names, I know he has two brothers, things like that...

He's always answered all my questions, but I still always start out by saying that I'll understand if he doesn't want to answer me, but I was wondering...

we established early on that; the only things he won't get into are politics and religion, he's always willing to listen help me figure out anything I question in those areas, but he won't bring his personal belies into therapy..