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Old Apr 19, 2010, 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by deliquesce View Post
for some clients who really didn't like having their feelings identified, i would often say something like "i'm not sure how it is for you, but if i was in that situation i would feel xyz" and it was sometimes enough of an invitation for them to agree or clarify (some people positively delighted in telling me i was wrong )
Taken literally: if you were in their situation, no you wouldn't feel xyz!

In that case, the next question I would have wanted to ask them would have been, "Well, then -- If I were in that situation, how would I feel?"