Hello All,
I have read several recent posts about being "triggered" by things that our t's say..and this has surely happened to me during my eight months of sessions with my T. However, there are other times when the things that he says just strike me as clue-less and I've felt badly misunderstood or even like what I've said hasn't been accurately reflected back to me in the least...I would expect more from a fairly dim-witted friend. So what I'm wondering is why it's so hard to get my T to "own" these things. I know that therapy is about me (and I want it to be) but there are times when my T is actually an obstacle...For example, when I've had a great few days and then express anxiety that the good times won't continue, he seizes on the fact that I'm catastrophizing.....He hears only expressions of weakness rather than building on my strength....and I take issue with it, saying, you could just as easily have seen the positives -- and then I get mad, would you call this being triggered? Or are there times when anger over being misunderstood makes sense? I guess I'm looking for some reactions about what "being triggered" is all about...