Posted by fallsfall on January 24, 2005, at 13:08:00
In reply to t2 and the light (possible trigger), posted by alexandra_k on January 23, 2005, at 23:10:07
Your therapist sounds like she does Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. This kind of therapy works really well for a lot of people - but it doesn't work for everyone. I did CBT for 8 1/2 years, and I learned a lot. But then I switched to Psychodynamic therapy - I felt that I needed to go "deeper", that just arguing with myself wasn't going to change anything. In Psychodynamic therapy you do the "experiencing" that you mentioned. You might want to talk to your therapist about the differences and try to come to an understanding about what would be most helpful for you. Just because one type of therapy doesn't give you what you need doesn't mean that a different therapy (or even the same therapy with a different therapist) can't.
GOod luck.
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