Posted by deirdrehbrt on September 24, 2003, at 23:10:55
In reply to Working Through, posted by fallsfall on September 24, 2003, at 7:29:04
Fallsfall,
I think that 'working through' a problem in psychotherapy is much like working through any problem. In school, we could complete a math problem, but to completely work the problem through was to check our work, insuring that we not only had the correct answer, but that we understood how we got there.In therapy, maybe it's looking at the problem or issue, and doing what it takes to understand where we are, and how we got there. Then, having checked the work, we can reconstruct the parts that caused problems. If we realize that we respond to something badly, we can look at it, find out why, and learn how to respond in a more healthy way.
That's how I interpret 'working through'. I don't very much like 'working through'. It's hard. It's hard to know that I've been doing things wrongly for nearly all of my life. I have a friend though who reminds me that all of this work is important, and worth it. I think that's good advice for everybody.
Good luck,
Dee.
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