tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617569.post5504485362513051495..comments2024-03-27T02:13:58.088-07:00Comments on Integral Options Cafe: Therapy Issues: Discerning the Professional from the Personalwilliam harrymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06981478282688361274noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617569.post-38186546619801380122011-01-12T12:03:18.964-07:002011-01-12T12:03:18.964-07:00Right after I said something disparaging about smo...Right after I said something disparaging about smokers, I asked my therapist if he smoked. "Not around here," he replied. A year later when he told me about his experience quitting smoking, I asked him how long he'd been smoke-free. "Twenty years." I pointed out the earlier statement, and he laughed, but to me it was a sign of dishonesty, reinforcing other signs of dishonesty. If you don't want to self-disclose, no problem--explain why to your client--but don't outright lie.Judenoreply@blogger.com