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Originally Posted by Perna
Now we can do whatever we want and don't have much structure; even at work, you can eat; school does not just have "take it or leave it" in the cafeteria but choices of what to take or leave  and, as we said in the training business, "beginners don't need choices". Give a child the choice between milk or water and soda when he hasn't been "trained" in eating healthy and he'll chose the soda. New, interesting fruit or same old apple or banana? :-)
I think that is what I would try for my "working on it between sessions" if I were you. Can you train yourself to not think of therapy, not "prepare" yourself between sessions? Can you get so into "living" instead of analyzing living that you are forced to be spontaneous when you get to your session? |
Isn't that irresponsible though?
You are supposed to work on therapy not just in the sessions, but outside as well. I would feel like one of those people who just turned up for classes but never did their homework or studied and therefore got failed in the class, hehe.
The living bit is a no go but in the future it will definitely be doable! I have as much structure in life as is possible at my extremely low level of functioning (well I have to really, or I would just be in bed soiling myself every day!). When I become more well and can leave the house etc I will definitely try the "get really into living thing".