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Old Nov 28, 2012, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by MASIMO View Post
My T asked me if I would let him take a movie on his cell phone of me talking briefly
about something I am really stuck on in my life. I think he wanted to show me how set in stone my thoughts and beliefs are, and thought that watching myself explain it would somehow drive home that I need to change. I really didn't think long about it and said yes.
I spoke a couple of sentences as I sat on his couch with his phone pointed at me.

He emailed it to me later. I hated it. Hated how I looked physically, hated how pathetic
I seemed. I emailed him to say I hated it and to delete it. He tried to explain that he had deleted the movie and hoped I would delete some of my damaging thoughts from my inner self.

I was still upset and emailed him that if he wanted to make me feel ugly and pathetic he succeeded and I failed once again and to never do this to me again. I haven't heard from him yet. Now I'm having remorse at getting so upset. He was obviously trying to help me and I jumped down his throat. The whole thing was just weird.
It can be very weird seeing yourself or hearing your voice played back to you! I have a very hard time looking at myself in the mirror, and looking at pictures of myself. I can't IMAGINE what it would be like to watch myself in a video. I'm sorry the experience made you feel so bad. I don't think your T's intention. Maybe next time (if there is one) suggest that he audio record rather than video. Maybe that will be easier to swallow.
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