Introduction

[ShaMan]

Thinnest skin award. Hands down.

I'm still here and voicing my opinion aren't I?

Not too thin apparently.

Very well, you get the follow-up prize. Most Whining Member. Congratulations.

[sswhateverlove]

You're either dumb as cement or you're a meaningless troll. Either way, it's pretty clear that you're no 'agnostic'.

Ok, I'm done with the name calling. Either post stuff in a respectful manner, or I'm not responding to your posts anymore.

That's an example of being assertive.

[JesusHChrist]

Love, you still don't get it, either willfully or cluelessly.

I can't yet tell which.

I'm an IT guy and far from an expert on human social etiquette; pretty much the antithesis.

And yet, even I, know not to do what you did. I find it difficult to believe an expert on such matters as "respect" would be unaware of such things.

Jury is out on whether or not you are, as many of us originally thought, just another, whiny shit-stirrer.

[sswhateverlove]

Put in context, if I walked into your practice, and started "being assertive" about how I wanted the treatment process to go, and how I wanted you to talk to me (different than the way your method requires) what would you say?

Finding out how the client wants the treatment process to go is one of the first steps to the process.

With regard to how they wanted me to talk to them, as long as it generally involved being respectful and clinically appropriate and they were not asking me to abuse them. I would oblige.

These are the foundational boundary setting discussions when forming a healthy relationship.

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Love, you still don't get it, either willfully or cluelessly.

I can't yet tell which.

I'm an IT guy and far from an expert on human social etiquette; pretty much the antithesis.

And yet, even I, know not to do what you did. I find it difficult to believe an expert on such matters as "respect" would be unaware of such things.

Jury is out on whether or not you are, as many of us originally thought, just another, whiny shit-stirrer.

When experiencing feelings of disrespect, it is healthy to assertively express your desires. That's what I'm doing and I've been consistently doing it in the most respectful manner I can muster.

Please refrain from insulting me and calling me names or I will not respond to your posts anymore.

[LastPoet]

Thread closed until staff deliberation. AKA, someone just opened a can of whoop-ass