Do you tell your T about PC?

Do you talk to your T about PC? How much/ what do you share? How has it gone over.

Awesome T knows I am on a mental health forum but he didn’t really respond about it. But seeing my T through how I describe him and comparing him to other T’s on here or even imagining how my T would respond to some of the posts or people here is SERIOUSLY impacting my image of T. Awesome T is still awesome... just deeper and more clearly defined awesome. PC has helped strengthen the relationship and trust with Awesome T.

Neither of my Ts know/knew. I haven't felt the need to tell them. I sometimes think this board causes me to question their motives. However, for the most part it reminds me that I have been fortunate 2 have great Ts who really care about their profession and me.

I've mentioned to my T very casually but not in depth, and he doesn't know it's this specific forum...just knows I'm on a general psych forum.

PC really had nothing to do with my therapy. No reason for it to come up.

I’ve mentioned it briefly twice in the context of something I was telling my T and he was accepting as he always is. The first time he said that he could see why I’d want support from the forum and the second time he asked why I didn’t come to him with whatever therapy-related topic I had brought up on this forum. I said that it was in part due to the fact that he’s only available to me 50 min/week and the forum is available 24/7. He seemed accepting.

There was never any reason for it as far as I can see. There are any number of things I did not tell the therapists because there was no reason to do so. It had no bearing on why I hired them. I never wrote anything here about how I saw them or therapy that I had not told them in person.

I did tell both Ts about PC and directly sent a link to a thread to my first T once. I never had any conflict about this or even second thoughts. I told them about many different mental health resources I was using, including another online forum as well. First T did not always like these things as he tended to try to get me to use him as my primary (sometimes even only) resource - unsuccessfully. Second T liked that I was doing many things by default and said that's what he tends to encourage his clients to do.

I have only mentioned I participate in an online forum with no specifics.

Occasionally I draw attention to myself making posts or comments that would readily identify me. I have been worried then about them scanning through threads and realising who I am.

I mentioned going to an online support group as a distraction especially when I am suicidal and in a flashback. Did not mention it by name but therapist have got to know about this place.

Yep and I've told him my username previously.

Yes and I have sent him links to things I've posted before.

No, I would never discuss this forum or even mention it to my T. It doesn’t have anything to do with my therapy.

I usually tell my T when I make threads that are related to our relationship, or if people on here were worried about me or offered advice, stuff like that.

He always asks about people's responses and sometimes comments on something too.

For example just yesterday, I told him that I had asked how other people might have responded emotionally in my situation. He wanted to know what I had shared with people and what the responses were. I told him about how some could relate to my feelings, some like or would like to talk about personal stuff of their T, and some would immediately drop him.

That let to him explaining stuff about self disclosure.

He doesn't seem to mind me discussing our sessions and generally seems interested in other's opinions.

I told her I belonged to this forum and one other news forum. As I've never discussed her here it doesn't matter much. She was glad I was participating in something, especially the news forum. I didn't go into detail.

I do, all the time. I find lots of interesting scenarios and questions raised, and it makes me wonder how she’d respond/react to things. This forum helped me bring up questions I’ve had about how she practices her craft. I’ve never mentioned this forum by name. She thinks it’s great to have as a resource for information.

Yes, she knows I post here, but I refer to it as "a psychology forum." It's never been a problem.

Not specifically. This forum, Reddit (including r/talktherapy and r/cptsd), and certain parts of tumblr all kind of get grouped into a vague "i'm part of some communities online with people who have similar issues/experiences."
Even though we've already discussed my transference/attachment, I don't want to admit to participating in multiple online communities specifically about therapy. There's still some shame in how much it matters to me. And I'm worried he wouldn't like that i share details and get outside opinions from many people who may not know the context, full story, etc.
If he expressed disapproval I'd probably split on him, and I don't need yet another reason to do that.

We've talked about it quite a bit actually. He seems to appreciate it as a source of support for me (ex-MC was against my being on here). I've also talked about how some posters have reacted to things he's said and done and how I've felt about that. He's seemed rather amused at times that he's such a polarizing figure on here. He's said he's not offended by it, that no one in here knows him or is sitting in the room when we do therapy. That they just are shown him through my eyes, so in that sense, he's a character, like in a story. Also, I ended up telling him my user name at one point--I'd almost slipped and used "LT" when talking about something and was like, "Oops, almost used my initials." And he said, "I'd never go on there because I respect your privacy, but do you really think I wouldn't be able to figure out who you were?" Me: "Good point!" So I shared with him and explained how I chose it (New Order song). He reiterated that he'd never go on here and look and I believe him.

Oh, and I was talking to him recently about AA and other groups to help stop/reduce drinking, and I made a comment that "I haven't really been in a support group before." He laughed and said, "You're in one every day!" referring to PC. I was like, "Oh, yeah, I guess you're right!"

I have told him i come here, but i don't think he has time or wants to come on here. He does know it's a great support for me. Hope the new t i see in a couple months will be the same way

I tell them I'm on a forum, but don't tell them which one. I would if they asked. I also sometimes tell them what the forums say. I kind of see PC as another therapist, so I do tell them stuff that is said. I even tell my family.