Therapist suggested that a start Trolling....

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They're like little cat toys to bat around for a while before ripping into little pieces, eh?

(Nice avatar, btw.)

That suggestion's messed up! Trolling is immature, dishonest, and rude. A therapist who'd suggest such a thing is very irresponsible and unprofessional.

I'd suggest trying to figure out if there's something specific about those situations that set you off (stress? overload? dealing with strangers?) and find a real counselor who could help you work through it if possible.

In the meantime, you could use some of the tips here, like journaling or setting up a "venting" thread somewhere. Seriously, writing things down can be very cathartic.

Trolling only exacerbates whatever conflict is already out there. Don't stoop that low.

Best. Therapist. Ever.

If only she lived in the UK, we could have such a good chat...

On another forum I lurk/occasionally post on, the trolls are the best, funniest, posters by miles. Well, most of them. There are some oddballs as well, but even the oddballs are interesting and occasionally insightful.

Repeat post. Can't f***ing delete, so have to edit.

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Edit: This new site is absolutely f***ing dog's poo.

Half the time the posts struggle to go through. And I can't even delete my last post in a thread.

This site is absolute cack. The 1998 version worked better than this.

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I think the whole trolling suggestion is a bad one. I agree with the others who suggested that it's time to find a new therapist.

When I was young and having trouble with anxiety / agitation my therapist suggested outdoor aerobic physical activity as a treatment and it worked well for me - and I became a darn good nordic (cross-counrty) skier as a result.

I'd make sure it wasn't a misunderstanding by asking "when you suggested I became an internet troll, did you mean it?" She might have just been trying to provoke a response from you, for some daft reason.

If she meant it, I think it's a bad sign for her suitability as a therapist. I think people normally avoid trolling because they have respect for others and don't want to take their aggression out on them, and to seriously suggest trolling points to a worrying lack of regard for people. There are much more civilised ways of venting aggression than trolling. Competitive games, some kinds of singing, playing drums, or destroying unwanted stuff.

*sigh*

I wish a few trolls would join WP. This is all so... "civilised" and "mature" and yet so utterly dull. I want to be entertained by some zingers, not falling asleep reading the most politically correct posts on the planet.

Here is my truthful response to the OP:

To the OP:

'Cos of the time of the year, I'm giving you the festive version of Picard's "Make it so".



Seriously, what have you got to lose? Someone's gonna get lashed out at next time you get stressed; might as well make it an internet username instead of a stranger in a shop. Remember: if you can't see their face, then it doesn't really count anyway.

At least that's what I've told myself for the past 14 years... <_<.

I believe that there is a difference between trolls and tools. Trolls do their level best to blend in with a crowd while carefully, slowly bending others' moods and temperaments through mild lies. Tools, on the other hand, try to do the same, but end up using sledge hammers where subtlety would work better. And, yes, the tools are usually more entertaining even if they are mostly harmless.

It might be a stupid question but does she know what trolling is?

I really think she probably was intending to provoke you to think about what you're doing (you did) rather than to be taken literally. Criticize her all you want I'm still stuck on the fact you started out taking your anger out on whoever.... could have been me. Now you're criticizing people hurting other people when they troll. That's a win.

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Now correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't therapists supposed to be... I don't know... smart? I mean, don't they have to go and get a college education and study a lot about what makes the human brain tick and stuff?

But there's a difference between being educated and actually being smart, the latter of which this "therapist" is not. Time to seek out a new one.