I had to smile a bit after reading all the different responses to this post.
I don't often feel sorry for therapists because I figure that they knew what they were getting into when they took the job, but when you realize how individualized and how differently people react to this one simple question (ie. how we all interpret it and how we respond to it), you have to recognize that sometimes therapists have a tough row to hoe when figuring out what a client does or doesn't want them to say or do LOL Pretty funny actually!