((((Geez)))) It does tend to make a person feel a bit off-center when we finally are able to take up for ourselves. It is great to be able to start learning how to stand up for ourselves with our T. That is the safe person we are supposed to be using for this vital learning process.

I remember the first time I had to stand up to my T and say "I asked you for a reply and needed that reply, but you didn't give me a reply."
My T appologized! And we came up with a better way to do this. Problem solved.

But I was literally shaking when I went into that session. I had always avoided standing up to any authority in any way. But after I was able to do this in a safe way with my T, I felt great!