Posted by Dinah on August 11, 2007, at 9:20:24
In reply to Black and white thinking -- did my T misfire?, posted by Racer on August 11, 2007, at 1:19:29
I agree on all points with Clearskies.
You have clear ideas about what you want, and you feel strongly about things, and that's what her examples show to me. What's wrong with thinking about things ahead of time, and forming conclusions? (Says the person who knows exactly what sort of car she'll be getting till she dies or they stop making it, and has a fair idea of a hierarchy of colors.)
And as Clearskies says, it sounds as if she was trying to point out her thoughts on meds more than anything, and used the black and white thinking idea to point out that you weren't considering what *she* thought was best. It seems like it would be more useful to just tell you what she was thinking. I'm pretty sure I can guess, and I'm pretty sure you can too.
Maybe you could ask her for some more examples. I think most everyone in the entire world occasionally engages in black and white thinking. And maybe there are a few issues that spring to mind for her. My therapist points out the areas where I do engage in black and white thinking without making it sound like a pervasive personality trait. It's more that on some issues, usually because of anxiety, it's hard for me to see any but the most extreme conclusions. While at other times I see so many shades of grey that I'm paralyzed by indecision.
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