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We did figure out that this unconscious resistance was coming from the idea that I wanted to protect myself... I didn't want to 'ruin' my good day by talking about upsetting subject matter.

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I can relate.... on many levels..

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Then of course, I got pissed off at him because I normally do every week. I have realized it has become, largely, a defense for the mess of feelings I don't want to recognize in there. So I told him, "Now I'm pissed. Have you noticed I always get pissed off at you towards the end of the session."

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A psychiatrist friend of mine says that it is easier to get in a fight with someone when separating as that way you do not have to feel the sadness and the loss.