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Old May 10, 2014, 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by CameraObscura View Post
Some therapists specialize in working with dangerous and violent populations, and thus have that thick skin. Most do not, nor are they required to "butch up" (and honestly, as a butch who wouldn't tolerate that kind of behavior from a client for two seconds, what does that even mean?) and tolerate physically intimidating coercive behavior.

That is an excellent point, the OP has BPD, angry outbursts of one kind or another are to be expected. If the therapist got a halfway decent education she knew what she was getting into.

The DBT manual for therapists is full of examples of angry and much more destructive behaviors than simply hitting a table once. If that is all it takes to frighten a therapist into unprofessional behavior then one shouldn't treat people with BPD, it is that simple.
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