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Old Apr 13, 2012, 05:30 PM
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CE, I think that your T was trying to get you to see that although you were not solely responsible for the decline of the good group, that your actions have consequences and may have CONTRIBUTED to the decline of the group. Although you may not have INTENDED your hate mail and shouting campaign to contribute to the end of the group by draining your T's emotional energies, I think it was certainly foreseeable.
Well I didn't foresee it.

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I am not trying to be unsupportive, but I have not a fan of Pontius Pilate, nor have I ever been.
Well no. That was in bad taste. I was exaggerating.

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I am all about taking responsibility for my own stuff, owning my contribution to a situation and fixing what I can about myself before slamming other people. I really think your T is giving you an opportunity to grow here by telling you what she did. She is owning HER part of it and giving you a chance to see your part of it.
I feel challenged by this, but I don't know what to do with that challenge.

I don't see how it helps for her to tell me that now, given that I stopped the hate mail two years ago.

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As for T's being used to being yelled at, and us being allowed to yell at them, I actually agree with that. I have yelled at my T. He did not yell back; he calmly accepted it and asked about it. BUT, and it's a giant but, therapists are human. If a person they are seeking to help is constantly angry at them and sending them hate mail, and is completely unwilling to accept any responsibility for such negative, destructive behavior, it makes perfect sense that the therapist's energies would be drained and she might be unwilling to continue with the group.

I think this is a good learning, growing opportunity, if you're willing to step away from the denial thing.
OK, so I've learned that my T is not indestructible.

Where do I go from here?
Should I hold back on my anger? I'm pretty sure that's not what she intends.
What, then?
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Last edited by CantExplain; Apr 13, 2012 at 05:45 PM.
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