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climbingkit said:With this type of therapy do you just forget about the past(for me an abusive childhood)and deal with only the present?

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You should be dealing with how the events of your past are effecting you in the present. Events from the past aren't ignored, but they aren't dwelled on for their own sake...your therapist should guide you to an understanding of how those events effect the way you think, feel, and act today.