An update from the prev. couch post:
I brought up the incident, and told him i felt he was angry with me but did not communicate directly....instead he commented on our last session being a waste and ignored my written and verbal apology for the rupture. it took him a moment to recall...he said he vaguely remembered. and when he is frustrated with a client, he uses "opposite action" skill , so he can sort out if it is justified or not.
at times its not , so he keeps that in check. if it is , then he communicates it with the client.
i told him he did a very bad job of "opposite action" skill, since i was fully aware that he was frustrated with me..so what was the point of the skill?
he goes how r u so sure. i again told him his comment in next session showed he was not over the rupture. he goes i dont carry over frustration for that long from one session to next.
i said hmm..well in this case you did.
i guess didnt really get anywhere...talking in circles, that i was perceiving something that was not there...his comment and ignoring my apology were not addressed. he kept on saying if he was frustrated , he was trying to keep it to himself to check if it was justified.
he said he will check his notes to recall the details and the sequence.
thank you for all the replies, i wouldnt have been brave enough to bring this up on my own.
my T was also surprised that i was able to be upfront and direct.
amazing !
again thank you for all the replies, they helped a great deal !!!!!
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