Yes, as you probably surmised from my post on the other thread. At least some of them, sometimes.
I'm sure it depends in large part on what role therapy plays in your life. If I were there to vent, I definitely wouldn't share when good things happen or when I accomplish something big, because that would be a waste of time. But I'm not there to vent. I'm there to figure out my patterns and get help changing the ones that are detrimental to me. And the ways I react to major positive moments are a big part of that, because I often react to significant accomplishments in an idiosyncratic, counterproductive way. So I'm not going to get much of anywhere if I don't share those moments with my therapist.
And I can understand how the phrasing "joys and triumphs" could seem over the top out of context, but I'm fine with it. Life can be full of both big and small joys and triumphs, just like it can be full of loss and sadness. My childhood had both joyful moments and abuse, and sharing one without the other doesn't give the most accurate version of things. My life now has really awful moments and really wonderful triumphant ones, and they're both a part of what things are like for me.
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