Posted by CareBear04 on March 10, 2004, at 12:25:22
In reply to T's age-Does THAT matter?, posted by tinydancer on March 10, 2004, at 9:11:52
I think age of T does matter to me, but it varies depending on gender. I think I like young, female Ts. For men, I'm open to a wider range of ages. The thing about really old Ts is that they're sometimes not as sensitive to touchy issues as younger ones. Like a few decades ago, eating disorders were a new phenomenon, and now cutting is relatively prevalent whereas it wasn't acknowledged before. I would worry that an older T wouldn't have been trained and exposed to these kinds of problems and would not be as good at dealing with them. It's interesting what Tiny dancer said about her friend with BPD who's seeing a really old T. I would be interested in hearing about her experiences! I once saw a pretty old and supposedly famous T. He is the chair of the psych department at the medical school, and all he did was pat my head and give me candy and tell me that this is supposed to be the best time of my life. I was in the hospital for attempted suicide. He didn't help. Anyway, that's it for me. Look forward to hearing what others think. CB
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