Haven't read back yet to see what happened, but I am reminded of the way some people have compared therapists to prostitutes. The way I see it, a therapist who says specific words or phrases just because I've said I want to hear them is very much an emotional prostitute. Personally, I'm also not comfortable making demands about what the therapist does with his or her body. So long as my own physical autonomy is respected, I just let the therapist and psychiatrist do what they like. If I wanted somebody to say what I want, when I want, and do what I want with their body, a therapist would not be who I would pick.

Maybe he felt like you were being a bit controlling, and that was why he refused to stand. Not sure, but glad you came to an understanding.

I have a controlling streak, and the therapist has told me as much, so I'm not trying to be judgemental by saying maybe there was something controlling about this.