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effervescence · 05-06-2008, 07:17 AM

well, my counsellor does a bit of "self-disclosure" as she calls it sometimes, just to let me know she understands some of the things i say. not about SI, she doesn't really understand that, but about other things.
and she's very experienced in psychology.

i think it's ok, as long as you only do it when you feel it's neccessary, and you ultimately keep the conversation focused on the patient.

i also think it's better for older patients, ie18 and up. not really sure why, it's just a feeling i have. maybe as we get older we are more able to recognise that professionals and adults are able to have personal lives and problems, without letting the novelty of "knowing secrets" about them undermine the respect in the patient-professional relationship.
sorry if that's inarticulate.

05-06-2008, 07:17 AM	#3
effervescence tired Join Date: Feb 2008 I am currently:	well, my counsellor does a bit of "self-disclosure" as she calls it sometimes, just to let me know she understands some of the things i say. not about SI, she doesn't really understand that, but about other things. and she's very experienced in psychology. i think it's ok, as long as you only do it when you feel it's neccessary, and you ultimately keep the conversation focused on the patient. i also think it's better for older patients, ie18 and up. not really sure why, it's just a feeling i have. maybe as we get older we are more able to recognise that professionals and adults are able to have personal lives and problems, without letting the novelty of "knowing secrets" about them undermine the respect in the patient-professional relationship. sorry if that's inarticulate.
effervescence tired Join Date: Feb 2008 I am currently:	Even as the stone of the fruit must break that its heart may stand in the sun, so must you know pain. There are only two ways in which one can live their life. One is as though nothing is a miracle, the other is as though everything is.