Okay, here goes. Today is therapy again and I will start with the repeated phone calls and alarms and the works, on the phone. I will say, "Gee, Doctor, I'm finding it difficult to concentrate with all of these noises during our session and I'd like you to make sure this is a quiet place for me." And see.
In terms of the shirt, well, who knows if today will be one of the days when he chooses to begin (he doesn't unbutton it during the session) with lots of buttons unbuttoned. And honestly, I'm thinking that despite the fact that we have covered a lot of good ground, I'm going to need to go elsewhere. The truth is, I have sensed for a long time that my t works by trying to get responses of irritation, upset, etc from me. I have brought this up before, and so far, he never admits this is the case, but several months ago, he told me that during his training, one of his mentors told him that he needed to "use himself" in the therapy" to advance the goals of the therapy. At the time, I felt confused, but now my sense of this is that he does things to trigger reactions. The more I think about this, the more I feel that it is wrong. Thoughts?