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Originally Posted by Perna
Sometimes my T would say "obvious" things but then I would realize that I had been looking at trees so long I forgot the forest? What are you actually doing with your eating disorder? If you are just continually talking about episodes, I don't know what else T could say/do? What are you learning and how are you applying it, etc.? Are you doing a "well I tried eating an apple a day but this other thing happened. . ." or just doing what you have always done?
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No, we are doing far deeper work than just discussing behaviors...the behavioral stuff sort of gets talked about early on and then our work focuses heavily on working on the feelings at play...how they originated and what purpose they serve...and the deeper reasons why I use the disorder in the first place.
I hear what you are saying Perna but it wasn't him trying to give me an aha moment....I walked in there day one saying this is a serious problem I've been dealing with for x years. This felt more like a filler comment where the T is sort of reaching for something to say.