Acting Out

acting out (verb) : the process of expressing unconscious emotional conflicts or feelings through aggressive, violent or disruptive behavior that is especially effective when done in public in front of one's parents or directed towards one's therapist
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My readers tell me that I sound bitter in this blog.

I suppose that's true. Bitter towards my parents. All parents, really. You shouldn't procreate until you understand that you will make mistakes and your children will suffer for those mistakes and require some sort of therapy.

Bitter towards my therapist for all the work and the cost. But you can't become a therapist and not expect that. (It's called transference for those of you who live unexamined lives - a topic for a future entry.)

Some psychologists believe that bitterness should be considered a mental disorder, but isn't that like those oil company owners (that's you David Koch) creating and funding non-profit think tanks that fight the concept of global warming? Suspicious at best.

See: www.psychologytoday.com/blog/side-effects/200905/bitterness-the-next-mental-disorder