Posted by Dinah on January 31, 2004, at 9:18:38
In reply to Re: Re: Adapting to this media » gardenergirl, posted by 64Bowtie on January 30, 2004, at 23:24:20
> Your point is exquisite that many are not ready for my level of recovery regimen. I am feverishly exploring a marketing strategy which will enlist therapists to help clients peal back those many layers, get on there feet, and allow my program to provide the last nudge into functionality, along with powerful tools that ensure there will be no relapse. It requires clarity, decisiveness, a "unified concept of self", along with four cornerstones of Love, Acceptance, Respect, and Responsibility.
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> My encouragement for all is simple. If I did it, anyone can do it. I hope it won't be as treacherous for them as it was for me. I hope they can do it sooner than I did, also.
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I'm not sure that I would say that some aren't "ready" for your treatment plan. The fact is that *no* treatment plan is appropriate for everyone. A certain level of acceptance on your part that what worked for you might not work for everyone might allow you to be more effective in giving help to those who *would* benefit from it. I realize that that would require radical acceptance on your part (in DBT language).When you say "If I did it, anyone can do it" are you attempting to say "If I did it (the way I did it - using my program), anyone can do it (in the way I did - using my program)? Or are you attempting to say "If I found my way out of the mire (in the way that works best for me), anyone can do it (when they find the way that works best for them)? If you mean the latter, I think you're absolutely right. If you mean the former, have you considered that you have personality characteristics that not everyone shares, and therefore what works for you would work best for others sharing your personality characteristics?
It happens with all treatments. My biofeedback therapist was "direct" and CBT in orientation. He's been a therapist for many years and has undoubtedly helped many people. He didn't help me. It wasn't because I wasn't ready. It was because his approach wasn't right for me.
The CBT people have done outcome studies that link successful outcomes with personality characteristics. Perhaps you could do the same sort of research with your own treatment. Not judgmentally of course, but analytically.
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