Thanks autotelica for bringing up the concept; interesting article here: http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/disp...le/10168/54666

I know now, did not then that when my T gets to repeating herself or gets into "basic" rote mode that rubs my fur the wrong way, that there's something I am not getting. When I can notice that, I relax, stop and look harder at what she is saying/doing. For me, anytime there is a resistance in myself to what another is saying, it is worthwhile for me to look at my resistance and where it's coming from rather than "out there" at whatever is happening in the environment.