See, this really bugs me. So many of us (mostly me...lol) are in therapy because our control was taken from us at an early age. People used and abused us. It is so important that in the therapy room we be in charge of ourselves and not be "told" or "commanded" to do things. Asked politely, fine. Suggested, okay I'll take that too. If it's perceived as being scolded, it's just wrong. I think T's should be taking every precaution to make sure that they are not telling the client what to do. Are they not the experts? They should know that we can receive things off. Why do they get a pass and we have to figure out if we heard or didn't hear them right?

I am not talking about mind reading, that's a whole other issue. I am talking about when a T says "stop doing that" or "don't drift" or "don't visit that person" or "never call your mother" etc.