Posted by Dinah on February 5, 2003, at 7:39:28
In reply to cyclotherapy, posted by likelife on February 5, 2003, at 1:47:10
I have to agree with you about CBT. I think it is my therapist's method of choice, although he modifies its use to fit my personality to a more conversational style.
I think that maybe, just maybe, hearing it over and over finally helps with the addition of external validation. In other words, there have been areas where my therapist has been using CBT with me with little success. And then some event happens or I change the way I deal with something (even though it feels fake at first) and all the stuff that has been falling on deaf ears sinks in and starts to feel real. Because hearing it just annoys me. But experiencing it, and then evaluating it in light of what my therapist has been telling me, well I'd use this analogy. My therapist plants the CBT ideas and they lay dormant until awakened and nurtured by experience.
I also have the same concepts to work on over and over. I think everyone does. I'm sure therapists are used to that. I get bored with it myself, sometimes, though and want to scream "OK, You've told me that already! Don't you have anything useful to say?!"
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