Went in for my first counseling appointment the other day. Yay! Finally doing something instead of just thinking about it. I haven't decided how I feel about the counselor, though. It seemed to me he jumped into sexual experiences a bit quickly. I'm not sure I trust him enough yet to go there. And the questions seemed to be focussed a great deal on "was that with boys or with girls?" When I flat out said "I'm attracted to men," his response was "Well we haven't determined that,yet." Excuse me? I can't speak for "we" but I determined that years ago.
Is this a normal line of inquiry? Should I be nervous about this guy? I chose him based on the recommendations of other FtMs in the area, and I like the fact that he views the HB guidelines as guidelines, not hard and fast rules, so I'm less likely to be stuck in the bearded-lady freakshow body for a full year before being approved for chest surgery, as has happened to others around here. (Mind you, unless I come into a financial windfall, this may be a moot point, anyway.)
I dunno. Maybe it's just the whole therapy process that has me weirded out, but I wanted to ask about your therapy experiences (without getting too personal, of course.) What kinds of topics are typically discussed? What were your initial feelings about therapy? Etc.
