Posted by Daisym on November 4, 2004, at 22:57:31
In reply to How things mean different things to diff people, posted by littleone on November 4, 2004, at 20:45:19
Once I asked my therapist if he had any chronic illnesses and once I asked about the gender of his kids. Both times he said he would answer but he needed to know why I wanted to know and how would I feel if he answered this way or that way. Since it was my therapy, he didn't want me constrained, if for example, I wanted to complain about my husband's illnesses. We worked through those questions.
Other than that, he has said straight out, everything goes in therapy. There is nothing we can't talk about. I think I made him blush yesterday talking about sexual curiosity, but he didn't duck the question or waver. I'm so thankful for that.
Oh, and when I asked him about how good he problably is at hiding his true feelings, he told me that I was the one who was the pro at that and that I am so attuned to him that he wouldn't consider hiding anything. That it would risk my trust if I sensed him holding back.
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