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Mental Health Support

CaliforniaPeggy

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1. I think he was deliberately trying to provoke you.

Reply to Locut0s (Original post)

Wed Jan 22, 2014, 09:12 PM

Jan 2014

And I really don't know if he should do that or not. I'm not a psychiatrist and I don't know their techniques.

And I'm not sure what his point is, beyond trying to provoke you.

I wish I had greater insight.

I'm sorry I can't help!

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Psychiatrist I'm seeing called me out on what he thought was "bullshit". [View all] Locut0s Jan 2014 OP

I think he was deliberately trying to provoke you. CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #1

I agree I do think he was trying to provoke me... Locut0s Jan 2014 #2

Trying to get you to 'unhide' your emotions, maybe. elleng Jan 2014 #3

The question is, of course: "How do you feel about that?" marble falls Jan 2014 #4

Now that I've had some time to mull it over... Locut0s Jan 2014 #5

The most important sentence from your last post...... marble falls Jan 2014 #6

Why do you have to "embrace these things emotionally???" hunter Jan 2014 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author nenagh Feb 2014 #8

To go past the thing that holding you back and become the master of whatever it is....... nolabels Jun 2014 #9