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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It sounds like she's saying you have anger issues and giving you a chance to own them and resolve them.[/quote]

No, I think she thinks anything that doesn’t work in your life is something that needs to be unpacked.

I have no problem admitting I sometimes lose my temper. But I feel like the conversation with the therapist went like,

Me: sometimes I lose my temper with the kids.

Her: is it often?

Me: no, but more than I would like

Her: well what is usually happening when it happens?

Me: well, I’d say it typically happens on school mornings, if my wife had to leave early and, it’s like 10 minutes until we have to go leave and one kid is crying because they don’t want pizza for lunch and the other is refusing to put his shoes on and also just announced he broke his school issued laptop.

Her: hmmm well, that sound stressful

Me: yes

Her; have you considered maybe waking your children earlier or perhaps getting up earlier yourself or I help avoid these stressful crunch moments

Me: am I really paying for this?

Her: we’ll discuss next week that’s all the time we have

So, yeah,,, it feels like some Paxil and kids who put their shoes on when they’re supposed to would solve most of my problems. [/quote]

Well yes , apparently you l did have to pay someone to tell you what you already knew but failed to do. And that made you mad bc she pointed out that the issue is you and your ability to manage time and you knew you needed to start the routine earlier and you didn’t etc.

If you are as self aware as you think upon reflection you would have told your DW I can see where I went wrong and next time I need to make sure to allow a lot more time.

So it doesn’t seem you are as self aware as you believe. That is also what your DW is seeing and why she keeps suggesting therapy. So the next therapist you go to ask for help with accepting you do things wrong and how to self reflect.

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You missed the point of the anecdote. [/quote]

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