I had a really good session with my counsellor today. Felt noticeably less stressed afterwards.
One thing I talked about was how when I was a child/young teen my dad used to get really close to my face and insult/tease me while wearing a big grin.
I never understood why he was doing it. It felt intimidating but I just tried to smile back politely.
My counsellor was saying maybe it was an exercise of control.
What do you think?