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Old Oct 27, 2011, 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by CantExplain View Post
Draft of what I want to say to my therapist:
I want to talk to you about being angry with me.
I believe that you feel protective of me and of our relationship, and that your anger comes from love. I want you to keep on being angry with me. But recently I have found it a little difficult to take.
We did a lot of good stuff last session, but your anger is what I remember.
If I were harming myself physically, I would want you to be angry. But what I heard was that some of my behaviour is equivalent to cutting myself. I don’t see that.
You are usually willing to be wrong, but not always. On some issues you have very firm opinions and get angry with me when I disagree. I usually take your advice but sometimes not, and I don’t think anger is the appropriate response.
Sometimes I make up my mind before I’ve consulted properly with you. That makes you really angry. But it cuts both ways. You have made up your mind without consulting properly with me.
Oh CE, I hope you share this with your T.

I agree with you. Your T, WHATEVER she is feeling, is coming from a place of caring and concern. That is HUGE. She has YOUR best interest at heart.

About the anger, I would encourage you to talk to T and share your experience and ask her to share hers. You many have a better understanding of the feelings behind her statements.

If a child is about to place their hand on a hot stove and get burned, and an adult yells, 'STOP"! It doesn't mean the adult is angry. It may "feel" like anger because the adult wants to get the child's immediate attention, but it MAY not be anger.

I hope you are both able to gain some additional insight in your next session together. Good luck!