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Originally Posted by anilam
Unless, she was offering a free session she shouldn't have said I'm here, come see me.
She really was being insensitive to you.
This is NOT abusive- a T should know better than to use this so loaded term.
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It felt like a kick in the guts to have 'abuse' mentioned  Like, have I spent so long with all the torment in my head that I treat people badly without being aware of it now too.
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Originally Posted by Yearning0723
It is okay to get angry in therapy. That's what it's there for. And no, telling her that she's insensitive is not verbally abusive either. Things that I would classify as verbally abusive: swearing, threatening, yelling (in some cases), personal put-downs, etc. You weren't doing that. You were telling her that you felt she was being insensitive. I don't see anything abusive about that at all, and abuse is a really big word for a T to use towards a client.
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It is a stinging word.
I agree with your definition of verbal abuse.
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