Posted by pegasus on June 22, 2004, at 14:21:11
In reply to Re: Father's Day, posted by fires on June 22, 2004, at 12:47:56
fires,
You noticed that I said "I suppose one could attribute these changes to something other than the therapy."
And you concluded:
"Great point. ((((Time)))) alone tends to heal all wounds."But you ignored the rest of what I said in that paragraph: That I firmly believe that the changes are due to therapy. I'd had those problems my entire life (39 years), and then within a few months of starting therapy things started getting a lot better.
I suppose it's up to each individual to draw the conclusions that make sense to them. It just doesn't make sense to me that it could have been time alone that led to all of the changes I experienced during therapy, which were unprecedented in my life. To me that just seems like ignoring the evidence.
And when I find myself ignoring evidence, I usually find it useful to consider why I'm so invested in a particular view that I'm willing to ignore evidence to the contrary. I find that those types of explorations lead to lots of insight about myself, which helps me think more clearly and make better decisions. It's a trick I learned in therapy. ;)
pegasus
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