Not sure how to take my t's statment.

[Stephernovas]

He's still trying to figure you and your situation out. How would you feel if he told you that you are 'textbook'?

 

[Anarchy]

^but who's thoughts and opinion is that reflecting?

Your's, or Fadeaway's T's?

I agree that it's very likely, but it's still best to find out from the person themselves.

 

[recoveringfromptsd]

sometimes getting to know a T, or vica versa is hard, as trust is a big issue for many of us.

 

[Abstract]

I would actually be reassured. I have a deep dislike of people jumping to wrong conclusions about me. This would likely make me at least feel the person was approaching me with an open mind. But we are all different. I totally agree with others about asking.

If it makes you uncomfortable then does it bring up feelings about not being believed or heard and what specifically if so? Analyzing that may help you in your conversation with him.

 

[ms spock]

He said he doesn't have any theories about me yet. How would you take this? I have been seeing him for about 3 months now.

I would see it as a positive.

My psychiatrist does not like labels.

It means he is keeping his mind open and he is not labelling you but actually interacting with you as a person. That is a good thing to my way of thinking.

 

[Muttly]

Was there context in which this was said?

If a T just popped out and said that out of the blue, I would feel confused. I would, however, ask for clarification. That's why I agree with the others who have said you should talk to your T about this. Any answer we give, as we are not mind readers, could be way off the mark.

I will add, that my T did say something similar once. And we'd been together longer than 6 months. There was context for her comment. Basically, she was telling me I needed use my words. That she couldn't read me and know what was going on. I found it both reassuring and scary. It was reassuring because it confirmed my experiences with her and others. where I feel like I'm broadcasting my thoughts and feelings but really I'm hiding what's going on. Also, it was reassuring because it showed she really wanted to know. She wanted to get past the facade. The scary part was that she couldn't magically know what was going on. She couldn't just fix me. I was going to have to find a way to open and share what was going on inside of me.