Rap,

I think recognizing and challenging distortions is something pretty much all of us have to go through in therapy. My therapy has been almost a continual cycle of that, as I've had to learn that T is not my mom or dad, or even that YOU are not my mom! lol! And I still struggle with it all the time.

Sometimes it feels like every single thing I see is seen through the lens of my past. It's pretty hard to wipe all that away and be able to see clearly.

Anyway, I guess my point is that I think it's par for the course not to trust your own judgments, and a lot of us from a variety of backgrounds struggle with it. And I believe that the farther along you go in therapy, the better you'll get at recognizing it. In fact, I think maybe you're moving through this kind of stuff a lot quicker than I've been. So I think there's hope in sight. I think someday you'll learn when you're distorting versus when you're perceiving.

Good luck!
~A