Recently in T, I felt T was impatient, perhaps even angry at me about something so I asked her and she said no she wasn't impatient but understands how I heard it that way, she said she was challenging me and her motivation was to help me see something within myself.

I've always prided myself on being able to deal with lots of deep hard stuff in therapy but this is the first time I realised I do have a reaction to being challenged. As I sat with the many reactions I was having without blindly reacting to them I was shocked, I didnt recognise myself. This felt/feels like a chance if I can find the courage to deal with it adultly a good chance to work through something, but all my old instincts were screaming lol!

I wonder how others react to being challenged, or perhaps like me some dont reallly know yet are still in the acting out their defense against it? But if sat and thought about it honestly begin to see that perhaps they too have a desire to escape the challenge?