Posted by Daisym on January 25, 2005, at 20:48:31
In reply to Re: The anger filter » thewrite1, posted by Shortelise on January 25, 2005, at 17:52:19
My therapist would probably ask you to describe yourself, being her. Use her words, her mannerisms, etc. (I guess this is like role play, as suggested before.) The idea being to see if you feel criticized by her, what does it look like to you and if you feel she "one ups you" etc. what does that look like.
btw -- sometimes anger is just anger. And some people deserve it. I have worked with a person for years who pushes all of my buttons and I tried working on my responses, then I tried working on humor and I tried very hard to see who she reminded me of. Even after all of that and a high awareness of my own "stuff" -- she still drove me crazy. My therapist loves hearing stories about her because he has labeled her as the most blissfully unaware narcissistic personality he has run across in a long time. Finally he told me, "stop feeling guilty for your anger and intense dislike. She's a b**ch and you know it!" God That Made Me Feel Better!
:)
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