Leader: Now that you have had a chance to think about the three people who have the most significant impact on your life in terms of who you are now, let's begin sharing. I'll go first to show how this might work. The most significant person in my life was my mother. She was significant because she supported me and sort of protected me from my father, who was an alcoholic. My brother
Here, the leader demonstrates the depth of sharing that can take place. Self-disclosure can be used to reveal past events, present events, and present feelings about the group or about some members.
The following examples show two different kinds of self-disclosure.
Leader: In my current relationship, my partner and I have some trouble with how we like to socialize. She likes to spend time with lots of people, whereas I really enjoy only one or two people at a time. I think this is one