Posted by muffled on September 24, 2008, at 12:16:34
In reply to Re: My session today and ?'s about what is therapy?, posted by Nadezda on September 24, 2008, at 9:30:57
I think we keep growing and learning our whole lives.
The things we go thru with our T's, we learn from.
T's are all diff. There's good and bad and everything in btwn. There are seasons to T.
I think if we can look at ourselves and know we are learning and growing, and functioning, then we are OK with therapy. Sometimes there are times when therapy makes things worse,its part of the process, but then we work thru it, and we are better off than when we began the hard part.
Sometimes therapy is more a matter of helping us to continue to function day to day.
I myself have times when I am very functional...then it starts to unravel. Then it gets better again. I am working towards having more better and longer periods of good functioning, shorter and less frequent bouts of problem behaviours/moods etc.
Its a slow process for me, and yes EXPENSIVE.
I think it is HUGE that the T/client fit 'works'.
I think its important for T's/clients to take time to have 'check in' sessions with some regularity, about what progress HAS been made, and to clarify what the goals are at this time.
If its always just 'damage control', then what can we do to reduce the chaos?
etc etc.
So yes, I think T can be VERY useful.
I also beleive it can easily get off track.
Its two people in privacy.....noone to regulate. So it IS up to us clients to be aware of what is happening in therapy, and thats where the 'check in' sessions ARE important.
Thats where I love the internet. Its gives us clients the opportunity to check in with others experienced with therapy, with what is happening(or not happening) in their therapy. Thereby adding a third(or more) party to observe what their perceptions of therapy are.
Therapy realtionships do not always work. Sometimes the fit doesn't work.
We clients need to keep our eyes open and ask questions.
It is OUR therapy after all.
M
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