I don't think my T has ever intentionally pushed my buttons to get a reaction. She has stumbled upon things that are highly triggering for me, and when I react to it, we talk through it. She knows some things are hard for me to bring up, and I've asked for her help in talking about those things, so she does intentionally bring them up, and they do cause a reaction, but it's at my request that she's doing so.

If T ever did just push my buttons to see what happened, I think that would seriously damage our relationship. It's not something I would handle well, and would probably shut down and walk out.