Posted by Dinah on May 4, 2004, at 8:22:34
In reply to Re: Um... » Racer, posted by tabitha on May 4, 2004, at 1:03:00
I have brought some pretty clear distortions over time to my therapist. Ones that I presented enough of both sides that he could see it was a distortion. Ones that occurred between us that he could see was a distortion.
He accepted that I was presenting *my* truth. He might have presented other ways of looking at things, pointed out to me some idiosyncratic reactions, but while still making me feel validated. It's a fine line they walk, but they're trained to do it. :) OK, what he does is pretty transparent, but still he does do it.
I've felt several times since you started group that your therapist now had two clients she was juggling in your individual sessions. You and the group as a whole. But I hesitate to mention it, because generally she'll come up with some reason why her view of things is not only correct but important to you to learn. Which could be completely true.
Do you feel that her approach has helped you assimilate better in group? And has it helped you, Tabitha, as an individual, in the rest of your life? (Which is more important, I suppose, since therapy may be pleasant but it's only a couple of hours a week of our entire lives).
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