I think for me, getting angry in therapy was a very good thing. I was a classic example of ‘anger turned inwards’ depression. Anger didn’t bode well for my therapy relationship, but the rest of my life was changed for the better once the switch was flipped.

For those of us who aren’t familiar with perceiving and then letting out anger, it’s a difficult beast to wrestle with. Respecting others and expressing it appropriately may seem obvious or easy to some, but it can feel out of control and impossible to others. In my own experience, I knew that how I felt towards my therapist was overblown - but there it was, none the less - and I had to deal with it as best I could. All the while feeling embarrassed and ashamed with the ineloquent way it was coming out.

All I can do now is reflect and try to keep the rest of my life on track.