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Originally Posted by tametc
My former T was never defensive. He actually welcomed it when I told him I was angry with him. The first time I confronted him about something, he actually gave me a huge grin and said, "That's great"! I wouldn't have been surprised if he had given me a standing ovation.  |
My therapist has reacted in similar ways, though I must admit that if he reacted to my anger by grinning at me I would probably not take it well. To me, that would seem patronising, in the moment. When he tells me afterwards that he feels like uncorking the champagne about the fact that I'm getting to where I can express anger with him, it's different, but I want him to get at least slightly uncomfortable when I am angry with him... otherwise my anger doesn't count. (That is a new realisation for me!)
Mar 01, 2014, 06:57 AM
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