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Old Nov 03, 2009, 06:50 PM
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I think it may mean that your therapist operates from a position of health rather than pathology in her approach. My therapist is the same way. I like it. I don't feel there is anything "wrong" with me either. If you are healthy, it doesn't mean you don't need to be in therapy or can't benefit from it. I'm healthy, but there are problems I need to work on in my life, issues I need to face and resolve, and skills I could learn that would really help me in life, in relationships, in communication, in solving problems, and in being as healthy as I can be.

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I don't feel like a normal person
I believe there is a wide range of "normalcy." It would be interesting to explore with your T what you mean by that. Do you want to be what it is you define as "normal"? Maybe you mean you feel unique.

I think it would be good to tell your T that when she said "I don't think there's anything wrong with you," you thought she might mean "you don't need to be here." Those are very different things and you can get clarification. It also would be interesting to hear what your therapist means by "wrong." What does that mean, anyway? In this context, does wrong=ill/unhealthy?

I think this conversation has lots of potential!
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Thanks for this!
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