[xavier.s]

I'm just in psychotherapy. I'm triggered like all the time when I go there. Honestly, the questions my therapist asks just makes me want to quit. The questions are like do your mood swings correlate with your period? you know how ****ing irritating the questions are. like yea, I'm ****ing here because my period not because I'm in an immense amount of emotional pain (sarcasm). There are more like it, like I'll talk about how I was in such a rage bc my friend cancelled plans with me I cussed her out, destroyed the friendship, and then later apologized immensely begging for her back. And she just goes, yea everyone feels like that. Hmmm....so if everyone feels like that then how come I'm in therapy? It just makes me feel like I shouldn't be in therapy, that everything is fine and I'm just a wuss. Should I just talk to her about it? I feel like if she asks one more question that triggers me, it's going to be bad, like full rage bad.

[kaliope]

i would talk to her about it. from the sounds of it, she is attempting to normalize your experience when you do not feel very normal. this sounds like it is coming across as minimization to you. being minimized, it is understandable that if everything isnt such a big deal, then exactly what the heck are you there for? she needs to know that on an emotional level, it doesnt feel very normal to you and you are seeking coping skills, not validation. take care