Sometimes my T has me restate negative statements I make in a positive way. It's really just a grammatical exercise, but sometimes stating things positively can really change the "tone" behind the meaning, and that can be very powerful.

So for example, if I said "I don't want my therapy to be superficial," I would restate that in a positive way: "I want my therapy to be deep and meaningful."

Or, instead of, "I don't want my therapy to end," say, "I want my therapy to continue."

Or, instead of, "I don't want my T to think I am needy," say, "I want my T to see me as strong and capable."

I guess it just means that when we know what we don't want, we actually really do know quite a bit about what we want.