Posted by alexandra_k on February 4, 2004, at 19:27:38
In reply to Research, posted by fallsfall on February 3, 2004, at 20:58:29
Hmm. Maybe I (for one) do have a problem with giving up control. I want to know why they are doing what they are doing and asking what they are asking.. not because I want to know what the 'right thing' to say is, but because I don't know where it is headed and I want us to be on the same wavelength as much as possible. I want to understand the question properly so I can give a coherent and relevant answer (like I am being graded on my attempt).
When I was doing DBT I was told off a lot about being in 'rational mind' all the time - at which point I would launch into a criticism as to the utility of lying to patients about hypothesised 'parts of ones brain' that there is no empirical basis for. (take it as a metaphor alex, sheesh...). I do have a tendency to be over analytic and question and switch into critique mode which I guess I use as a defence.
It is hard for me to give up being analytic and just trust. I know that there is probably a middle ground here... humour tends to help. I am learning to laugh at myself.
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