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Originally Posted by growlycat
I love this---that has been my problem, I haven't been able to think of micro stretches on my own that I can do. My t will make suggestions but they all seem too overwhelming, and not micro enough!
Thanks for the cbt insight---I've never had cbt so I probably have a skewed vision of what it entails. Very goal oriented, very scary for me!!
My T's personality is great! He is funny and humble yet confident. Very caring, oddly mothering for a guy. Your Suze orman reference cracked me up. I like Suze but I think in person I'd give her a hard shove out of annoyance. (I think she is smart and admirable, I just don't know how a RL encounter would go!!
I think you have the beginnings of another thread--what celebrity reminds you of your T? (Can be personality not looks too) Mine? Poss John Lithgow, I adore my T but like JL I wouldn't bet on him in a street fight. :P
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I think I have misconceptions about talk therapy. I think I would feel totally lost and groundless if I had gone that route. I think it would bother me not knowing if I was just spinning my wheels or not. I like advice. I like being told what to do. I like "evidence" that I'm doing better. But obviously it works for lots of people, so I could probably get something out of it too.
I'd like a therapist like John Lithgow, I think. For some reason, when I think of male therapists I can only picture my shrink--who kind of gets on my nerves sometimes (but today he was nice, so I shouldn't crap on him too much).