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Originally Posted by Hopelessly Hopeful
Yes, it does get frustrating having to monitor what I say and really think before I portray specific emotions. It creates major imbalance. "Wait, is it really okay for me to show happiness, sadness, and tears? How could those be okay if anger is not?" Then I begin second guessing everything and completely shut her out, which is counterproductive.
Well your response inspired me to address the issue of expressing anger in sessions today.  So I did and I can't really report how effective it is yet since she just gave me the solution today, but at least I now have a solution to hiding the emotion! It's a start.  If you are curious on the specific advice she gave, I mentioned it (JUST for you  ) in the most recent thread I posted. The thread has the title "T warmed my heart today" and I posted it below my original post so no searching necessary.
I totally understand what you mean about T's forgetting things. I don't have this issue with my Therapist, but I have it with my pDoc from time to time and it is very frustrating. |
Hey thanks for coming back to this thread, very much appreciated. I posted over on your thread, so pleased for you, YAY you!!!!
And great that you came up with a solution to the issue of having to hide your anger, that's more than a start.
Aw thanks for posting her advice just for me - I just had to go over and see what she said
Good luck with it all - though it sounds like you've managed to resolve a lot of what was making you angry in the first place and so it might not be such an issue now
