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Originally Posted by Pfrog
Quiet frankly, those of you here who want to blame the therapist are quite appalling in my opinion ... The OP admits that he intentionally tried to intimidate her ... That simply is not okay ... The sooner y'all quit making excuses for his inexcusable behavior the sooner the OP might be able to accept responsibility, find another therapist and find other ways to properly communicate and channel his aggression, anger and outbursts.
By the way, therapists are human beings too, and just because one can and will handle violence and aggression doesn't mean another one can and will ... This doesn't mean that they aren't good, neither does it mean they are not qualified ... It simply means they won't put up with certain behaviors or tolerate BS from a client who thinks they can get away with trying to bully the very people who are trying to help them.
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The op said they where trying to intimidate to express 'I will not be bullied' implies they felt bullied/wronged by the therapist and where very angry and punched a table. Not saying that is a good way to handle it but sometimes when one has mental problems it can be very difficult to be 100% in control all of the time...some therapists are not cut out for people with serious mental issues and would probably do better with clients who are just looking for extra support in their life or some guidance but don't have a serious mental issue per say...aside from that I think therapists should be prepared that sometimes people can lose control, especially since depending on ones issues certain things can be brought up in therapy that can trigger dangerous behavior...though not sure punching a table is the most aggressive thing it usually hurts the person more than the table.
Not so sure anyone here is saying its a good thing to go punching tables...just trying to point out the OP came here for support not to find out how guilty they should feel for punching a table, obviously they know it wasn't a good thing.