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Originally Posted by PT52
This is most likely because the current data suggests that cognitive behavioral therapy works better for some disorders and that involves addressing the "now" because the past is the past. Not that anyone would make light of it; sometimes the discussion needs to include things from the past. One of the things my therapist has me working on is letting go of past grievances so that they don't bog me down and prevent me from moving forward in a positive way.
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That makes sense, I should read up on CBT, since that is what my therapist does. I suppose it's different coming from my academic background with a philosophy that's more along the lines of "the past informs the present."
letting go of past grievances is important and helpful. In my case it's emotional abuse, which is something that although I've let go and forgiven, I still have specific phobia or anxieties from it that need to be dealt with.