Using profanity at Therapy Session

the amount of swear words I can string together in one sentence is directly related to what my mood is that day. So yes I do swear sometimes every other word other times not at all.

My T will swear sometimes - I rarely do, but in real life I swear a lot. More than I would like. Let's just say that if I was being more myself in session, I would swear a lot more!

I generally don't swear in the first place except occasionally which is pretty much the frequency it occurs in my sessions.

Not at first, it took me a while to drop my guard enough, but now I swear, we both do sometimes. I get the feeling like what will happen is I will swear and then look/feel a bit embarrassed by what I said, and my T would then somehow work the same bad word into conversation as if to show it is ok for me to swear on. It feels really f***ing nice to be able to swear and not feel judged for it.

I've used some profanity in session, never toward my T. Mostly it has been mild profanity and I usually use it emotionally. She has used the same words I have. I don't usually use the F word in RL and I never have or would in session. Also, I don't use profanity very often.

I don't use it but my t curses like a drunken sailor. At first I was shocked because I come from a family where cursing was forbidden and never really used it but then when T started it I found it extremely funny. SO now she does it just to make me laugh and it always works.
She said she doesn't do it with anyone else, just that she feels like I would be ok with it and I am. I am sometimes shocked by the things she says because she looks so professional and boring and then she comes out with these sayings

For some reason I think that using profanity in Therapy doesn't really help improve things, but that's just my opinion.

It was extremely rare that either of us used profanity in session. When I went on a rip roaring rant in some of my emails. I used bad language. She would reiterate my words rarely in her responses. In general I hate coarse language.

On my first day, my T told me that I was free to use any language I wanted and that she only had one rule. I was never allowed to say the "4-letter F-word." Immediately, I thought, well f#@$!, but she finished her sentence..."you can never say "fine" to me."

Some days I still slip and use the F-word, but she always calls me out on it.

usually don't unless i'm angry. My t uses it sometimes but he never did until he heard me curse. I don't care either way lol

Every once in a while. My last T would cuss strategically- I get the feeling she probably cusses a good amount, but she used it wisely and to make a point in session. We never cussed at each other though. I do a little with my current T too.

I have never sworn in therapy before, and my T followed my lead in the beginning when she was getting to know me. But occasionally she does swear and it actually always shocks and even scares me a little. I think it's because it conveys strong emotion, and the thought of my T being angry scares me. I think she has done it before to maybe show that I could swear if I wanted to, and she probably thinks I'm too repressed and polite for my own good or something. In real life, I swear on rare occasions.

It's just in my vernacular. My therapist curses too. I find those people who curse more genuine than those who don't.

I have only said one bad word in therapy. I don't know if she would be offended if I cussed or not.

I have DID,and one of our inside teenagers has a real potty mouth, i dont know where she got it from. She and t really get into it sometimes. They both swear a lot when they talk together.

I swear in therapy sometimes. As does my T. If I swear she will. If I don't she wont. I never swear AT her though. That only happens in my head when Im really mad.

You should speak candidly in session. If you swear outside then it shouldn't be a problem and if it is then it may be wise to find a different therapist who clicks with you better.
My therapist is the same age as my mom so out of respect I tone down my language but I don't find it to be a problem. When I do slip she never seems to mind.


"You're stronger than you think."

It might not help you but it does help me because t is being real with me and when someone curses or reacts after you told them about something it is validating that they think it is was terrible.
I find her very authentic when she does it us we both have a giggle afterwards!

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I swear in therapy, both with main T and CBT T. Main T swears as much as I do but CBT T seems a little uncomfortable with it.

It's funny, since starting w/CBT T he swears a bit more because I do----conversely, I swear less with him because he seems a little uncomfortable with it!

I swear quite a bit and have noticed that when I am in a state as I am borderline I can curse every few words. I have noticed it and am working on it. I do swear when I am with my therapist, she general does not swear but will if I have been and is trying to make a point with me. She has told me that she is not one to swear.

l never did, but my T encouraged me to, so occasionally l do, but it doesnit feel comfortable.

I've said "f$&@ you" to my exT more times than I can count!

I think you should if you feel like it- I don't so I don't swear, part from occasional damn. Except for one time when I used a mindfine (aka the f word) in relation to therapy. Sorry but the name's self explanatory.

I'm don't think I have but my T has a couple of times which I love. At my next session I need to tell him about a huge fight I had with a family member on Christmas. This person screamed profanity in my face. The idea of telling my T the exact words that were said to me makes me uncomfortable even though he doesn't care I don't think and it will have more impact on the story.

in my first session my t told me that "fine" really meant "f*ed up, insecure, neurotic, and emotional"