Posted by onceupon on December 15, 2008, at 21:00:22
In reply to Walked out in the middle of therapy today ..., posted by Annierose on December 15, 2008, at 18:41:45
I'm impressed at your ability to take the higher ground, so to speak. It's sad to hear that your therapist seemed to allow her own political beliefs to overshadow her ability to respond empathically to you. Based on your previous unproductive conversations, it sounds like this might be one of her blind spots.
I'm further impressed by your ability to bite your tongue around your friends' remarks. Have you addressed their mean-spirited comments in the past? In some ways (and I could be totally off base here), it seems like you responded to your therapist in a way that you might have wanted to respond to your friends...if you haven't already.
Politics are tough. I was relieved early in my relationship with my therapist when I saw a bumper sticker on her car that indicated she was of the same political persuasion that I am.
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