Posted by pseudoname on February 23, 2006, at 18:37:58
In reply to What my T said about me and school, posted by Racer on February 23, 2006, at 2:02:21
Did I understand you correctly that your T suggested that you should DELIBERATELY NOT get an A?? I'm aghast.
There is no clinical, therapeutic reason to throw a grade. It is intellectually dishonest. Are you supposed to give up everything in your life that you fear losing, just so that you'll be without that fear?!
The type of in vivo, immersion-style exposure therapy she seems to be suggesting is not supported by research. If she wants you to become "habituated" to getting a mediocre grade, she should begin with thought experiments, narrative fantasies of getting bad grades, and so on.
An A is clearly something that YOU value. That's the important point. Being bullied by a therapist into giving up something that you value (and that has many other broad, healthy benefits) in order to try getting something SHE values (a life without fear?!) is not empowering.
Have I misunderstood her actual suggestion as she made it to you?
poster:pseudoname
thread:612340
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/20060211/msgs/612589.html