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Old Jun 23, 2014, 11:46 PM
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Originally Posted by CameraObscura View Post
One previous T practically teared up with pride and joy the first time I flipped him off and stormed out.

I haven't been mad at my current T yet. It'll happen, I'm sure.

I would hope therapists would be okay with some degree of yelling or raised voices, as long a client doesn't verbally abuse them. For those of us who were never allowed to be angry when we were kids, it might be valuable. I don't know. Healthy anger expression isn't my strong point.

My T says he can tell I have a lot of anger, but his words are still kind of bouncing off of me.
This reminded me how very happy and encouraging my therapist was when I expressed anger, even when it was not clean, even when I was indirect. From there, it got easier.

You know, I'm sorry your first therapist couldn't help you with it, but that doesn't mean your current one won't be like mine or the many others mentioned here.