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Originally Posted by Indie'sOK
I WISH I could do this type of therapy, but my T does CBT and I'm not willing to leave her. To me, CBT seems like a "treat the symptoms, not the cause" type of thing. I don't like that. Like you said, how can you fix what you don't understand and have it last?
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Hi Indie,
I do not feel there is anything wrong with CBT and research says it is effective; however, if you would like to know more about the why maybe you could tell your T that and see what she says. She may say she feels the why may be too distressing, at least at this time, and/or the focus on what you are working on right now might be lost. Everyone's situation and personality is different and I tend to block attempts at change w/o knowing the why (this is true for all aspects of my life including at work!), but many people do not want to explore their past and can feel very uncomfortable doing so or may ruminate too much on it for too long w/o moving forward. You and your T would know best what works for you.
