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Old Nov 14, 2009, 05:23 PM
sittingatwatersedge sittingatwatersedge is offline
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Originally Posted by sunrise View Post
..........Anger is a learning opportunity for your therapist--to learn more about you and why you are triggered, to learn about your communication patterns, etc. ..........The client should strive to express her feelings directly, in session.
well........................................
if the intense angry (or whatever) feelings occurred three weeks earlier, what is reported directly, in session, is giong to be very emotionless. I speak from experience. Maybe it IS better for the T to hear in email or on phone just what the feelings are - expressed in the moment, you know - than to visit them for the first time after the fact.

Not to say, I hasten to add, that people should get into the habit of sending rants via email or by phone. Not at all... this should also be a big part of the discussion with the T.

just my $0.02