[Liam Grey]

Hi. I walked out therapy today and I was just pissed. There was not a particular reason- at least not something I can visualize right now. I was pissed at myself, at my therapist, at that entire hour. I have not the slightest idea of why.

Right now, eight hours later, I'm suddenly feeling a big anxiety and a bit of panic. I'm going out for a walk wit my mp3 reader, hoping to calm myself down.

Did it ever happened to some of you- to get out of therapy, being pissed and not knowing why ?

[Perna]

Yes, but it's probably something you thought or T said, etc. I usually find I'm suddenly standing in front of the open refrigerator and don't know why (I'll be reading or working on the computer, watching TV or something and then suddenly be in the kitchen) and I have to backtrack to the last thing I remember "before". I'm getting better at it the more I practice, I can look at the book and/or my thoughts and see what upset me.

I remember the first time I had a problem as I was walking out of a therapy session, caught myself with a bad reaction to the last interchange we two had made and said something before I went out the door! It made all the difference in the world!

[sittingatwatersedge]

Mine kicks in later. (((((((((((((((( liam grey )))))))))))))))))) I have found over the years that it is very worthwhile to try to put a name to it, it may take a while though.

LG, this is very good stuff. (not the lwalking out, the acknowledgment of a push from somewhere, and the effort to find where it's coming from)

[lastyearisblank]

Liamgrey

I have been pissed because my T said something that pushed a button

Of felt like an insult.

Or simply wasn't there for me when I needed them to be.

Do you think that is what it might be?

One of those things?

Or maybe it was just existentially pissed (at life and/or therapy) in which case GOOD LUCK

[dizgirl2011]

Hey,

I think for me it's mainly sadness and upset that I leave with because I didn't want it to be over. There's many reasons I leave Therapy feeling bad - Maybe something I sad, something I didn;t say, not using the time productively, something my Therapist has said, feeling like my therapist doesn't care or understand, annoyed at the whole "professional" relationship and maybe just annoyed at Therapy in general.

Like you the panic often comes later when I just want to have my session again and I dont want to wait a week for the next session!

Maybe after a while you will figure out why you feel angry. Sometimes t can just be hormones or something I think.

[elliemay]

Absolutely I've walked out of therapy mad. It sometimes takes a while for the stressor to bubble to the surface, but it will eventually - or not.

I think you are way ahead of the game just knowing that you are angry.

The anxiety is telling you something too, but it will be okay.

sorry you are feeling this way, but glad you are going for a walk. and yes, i usually slam the door when leaving so t knows as well...

[SpiritRunner]

Originally Posted by Liam Grey

Hi. I walked out therapy today and I was just pissed. There was not a particular reason- at least not something I can visualize right now. I was pissed at myself, at my therapist, at that entire hour. I have not the slightest idea of why.

Right now, eight hours later, I'm suddenly feeling a big anxiety and a bit of panic. I'm going out for a walk wit my mp3 reader, hoping to calm myself down.

Did it ever happened to some of you- to get out of therapy, being pissed and not knowing why ?

Yes, I have left T and thought I needed to kick my tires or something or screeech, I felt that pissed. It's usually something that was said, or something that I didn't say that I really wanted to say.......if I sit down and process it a bit, it comes to me what it was. Like sort of an 'aha moment', like, oh, this is it, this is the thing that is bothering me and causing me to feel so mad, or so panicked, or so hurt......

[Transcending1]

Walked in pissed today (late due to road construction). Walked out pissed too.....have a feeling that more of these sessions are in the near future. T needs to grow up, he's ticking me off with his juvenile behavior!

[granite1]

i often leave feeling angry and not really know why or what is going on.it seems like it just is.
maybe you can talk a bit about it in your next session and maybe T can help you shed some insight on what is going on.
hope you feel better soon