Posted by pegasus on July 15, 2004, at 12:35:11
In reply to What is Group like?/I'm back!, posted by cubic_me on July 15, 2004, at 8:41:07
Hi cubic!
My experience with group has been that I wouldn't want to substitute it for individual therapy. You end up spending a lot less time on your own stuff, and more time thinking about other people's stuff. Which can be interesting and helpful. But I'm sort of a hider, and I found it really easy to hide in a group. Which meant that I rarely directly worked on my own stuff. Also, I had a lot of issues with the way my group leaders handled people, and I wasn't very good at speaking up. If I hadn't had an individual therapist to talk about things with, I would have found it very frustrating.
So, I think I'm saying that it depends on what type of person you are. But my experience leads me to say that I'd never want to be in a group only.
I hope this helps.
pegasus
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