Posted by Adia on October 7, 2003, at 11:25:34
In reply to Re: confused about what is good...may trigger***** » Adia, posted by Penny on October 7, 2003, at 10:43:07
Penny,
Thank you for your message, I guess I was in panic after reading the other messages and I guess I was or I am not in the best place to read that kind of thing..sorry :o)
And yes you are right...We all have goals in therapy and it is important to know what they are...My therapist is sometimes hard or pushy when she feels I'm stuck or I am not progressing the way she thinks I could..and I find it relieving too to know where we are going.I just feel scared to be told feelings are not okay...but I feel better now after reading your post and Dinah's :o)
I am glad you have a good therapist. :o) Thank you for sharing your views with me.
> Adia,
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> I don't think you are wrong at all. In fact, isn't that one of the purposes of therapy - to have a 'safe place' where we can be honest and express our emotions?
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> I don't think the matter here is how long therapy lasts, or which is more effective (long-term or short-term), but just to make sure that there are certain goals and methods of reaching those goals. I, personally, think that therapy is a combination of art and science, and it takes a skilled practitioner to weave the two together effectively. In fact, in my last session, my therapist talked to me about ways we can use CBT and DBT techniques, but combine those with some work on my past and the pain I experienced growing up, etc.
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> I can see how raw emotion expressed but not processed in therapy could be harmful, but if you are expressing that emotion and processing it with the help of the therapist, isn't that the point?
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> I guess it depends on what your goals are.
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> P
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