Posted by babbgal on May 18, 2004, at 13:26:52
In reply to Re: not knowing about your therapist's real life, posted by gardenergirl on May 18, 2004, at 13:04:04
I don't know anything about my psychiatrist's life, except that he's a couple years younger than me and I kid him about that every so often; we just laugh about it. He doesn't wear a wedding ring, and he's never mentioned a girlfriend/wife/significant other. The only thing "personal" we talk about is that we both love fine dining and restaurants (I don't even remember how we discovered this about each other) and we'll chat about good places we've been to. My T. and my psychiatrist share a handful of patients and teleconference about their common patients once a week, and my T. has commented that me and my psychiatrist have a very warm and caring relationship.
Regarding my T. ... I once walked into his office (which he shares with another T.) and saw a picture of a golden retriever. (I love animals.) I said, "Oh! Is that your dog?" He kind of shook his head and said he wouldn't comment if it was, it was his job to maintain a blank slate. (Though I got the impression the picture was of the other T.'s dog) However, in our lighter moments, he has mentioned that in his spare time, he is involved with a singing group, and we will often banter about cultural topics such as composers, musicals, movies, books, etc. So, I know little about my T.'s "real life," but he is not a "closed book" to me, either.
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