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Posted by justyourlaugh on December 4, 2003, at 7:59:24
is sex a topic that needs to be brought up ?
my sw has asked me a few times if i was gay?
he also asked what i "do" with my sexual feelings?
he was hinting around masterbation..
i was really uncomfortable and told him i was not going to have "that" conversation with him..
was he out of line?
Posted by Miss Honeychurch on December 4, 2003, at 8:32:55
In reply to sex talk and your sw.., posted by justyourlaugh on December 4, 2003, at 7:59:24
I don't think his asking about your sexual orientation was out of line at all. I'm not sure about the masturbation thing though...
Posted by Dinah on December 4, 2003, at 9:19:31
In reply to sex talk and your sw.., posted by justyourlaugh on December 4, 2003, at 7:59:24
No, he's not out of line. That seems pretty standard. I'm guessing the amount of questioning depends on how functional they think your sex life is.
Don't worry about it, but if you need some time to tell him about it, that's ok too.
Posted by Poet on December 4, 2003, at 9:28:08
In reply to sex talk and your sw.., posted by justyourlaugh on December 4, 2003, at 7:59:24
My therapist and I have talked about sex. She just came straight out and asked me if I masterbate. I was embarassed, and probably turned beet red.
She acknowledged my embarassment, but said she needed to know if my low self-esteem, poor body image, etc. affected me sexually. (Actually they do, is she a psychictherapist?)
I think it's good that you told him right away you weren't comfortable with talking about it. If you feel brave, ask him why he wanted to know.
Poet
Posted by noa on December 4, 2003, at 19:31:41
In reply to Re: sex talk and your sw.. » justyourlaugh, posted by Poet on December 4, 2003, at 9:28:08
Not necessarily out of line, but if it made you uncomfortable, I'm glad you said so. And hopefully he will be sensitive to that. Some people are more comfortable talking about sex and sexual feelings, etc. and some are definitely not. A therapist, I think, should not force the issue on someone who doesn't feel comfortable discussing it.
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