I had a meltdown a few weeks ago in session because for the, like 6th week in a row, there were changes in the therapy room. First an armchair had been sent out for reupholstering and was temporarily replaced by a simple kitchen chair. Then an AC unit was installed. Then the old rug (which I loved because there were 77 squares and I could count them when I was anxious) disappeared and the new rug was all these asymmetric random shapes, awful. Then a lamp vanished. Then a new knick-knack appeared. It was week after week and it made me very nervous and uncomfortable. I told him this, and I had a good cry over it in front of him. I think he felt bad. But at first I was accusing him of doing it on purpose, to upset me. When I calmed down I realized this was not the case, he is just trying to make his office more comfortable for clients. He explained the reason for each of the changes, and I get it now.

Has anyone else ever had an extreme reaction to change in the room like this? How did your T handle it?