I've been in T for a month now and one thing I've realized is that I'm always hard on myself. During each disucssion, she points out when and how I put myself down. Then she said something that struck me.

She was asking for me to talk about my strenghts. The only thing that came to mind is that I am a hard worker, AT WORK. Then I went into 'Now I'm not working and just going to school and things are just out of control, blah, blah, blah'. Then she said, 'Well, being a hard working is a strength. Plus the fact that you've made the choice to come here and change the 'cycle', that is a strength.'

Ok, now that I've typed my say, it doesn't seem to hold the weight that I felt as I listened to my T but just the fact they you reconize what you feel is an issue and are trying to learn new ways to think or change- that is an awesome thing. You are smart and courageous!!!!