Q for those who have had therapy.

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Q for those who have had therapy.
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Tue, 10-19-2010 - 10:38am

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Tue, 10-19-2010 - 10:49am

I've never been to T...but, I am down with critiquing perceptions of who has valid knowledge and who does not and the social/political structures that validate some types over others. I'm such a nerd ;)

I'm not saying that you're giving the SW a hard time/doubting them, but I do wonder if the idea that they'll be less adept comes from figuring they've spent less time in school than a PhD or MD (and this is coming from a PhD student! :p). Are they young? Or, older and more

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We have come to our real work,
And that when we no longer know which way to go,
We have begun our real journey'
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Tue, 10-19-2010 - 12:19pm

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Tue, 10-19-2010 - 2:46pm

Ill chime in and say that I personally enjoy CBT - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart... Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens. I started looking inside and went NC October 15, 2010
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Tue, 10-19-2010 - 3:02pm
Hmmmmm....my therapist moved last month and I am about to begin the dreadful search for a new one. I am going to look into the CBT. Sounds like I'm the type of person who would benefit greatly from learning how to change my thought patterns. Thanks for sharing, Newlife.
Oct. 12, 2010 -- began my personal search and rescue mission.
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Tue, 10-19-2010 - 3:07pm

Absolutely ALWAYS!!! There's alot of information on CBT online - Videos on youtube, etc.

I'd

Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart... Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens. I started looking inside and went NC October 15, 2010
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Tue, 10-19-2010 - 3:12pm
Newlife,

So much of what you said sounds like me. My thinking is warped, and it needs to be changed. I am going to look into CBT - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy right NOW!!!
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Registered: 08-16-2010
Tue, 10-19-2010 - 3:17pm

I went to T and my T told me she don't know if she could work with me or not because she wanted to just

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Tue, 10-19-2010 - 3:37pm
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Registered: 10-14-2010
Tue, 10-19-2010 - 3:40pm

wow! THAT's uh...Inappropriate?!? :)

Having experienced both talk therapy and CBT - I just hands down KNOW that the Cognitive Behavior component got me IMMEDIATELY changing my thoughts and behavior - and I felt better instantly.

Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart... Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens. I started looking inside and went NC October 15, 2010
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Registered: 10-14-2010
Tue, 10-19-2010 - 3:48pm

OH OH OH!! ok I just got it!! SW is social worker. Doi. :)

My guy is a PhD. in Neuropsychology . So he's very much about the "brain".

He did some psyche tests on me first - to determine where my cognitive distortions lie <---literally .... and then pointed out the People pleasing (approval) / Perfectionist

Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart... Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens. I started looking inside and went NC October 15, 2010

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