This thread might be best to post in the Psychotherapy forum

I've only just started meeting with a guy who is going to be doing CBT with me. So far he's gave me various homework sheets to fill out which have either A) been things I already know easily about myself which I filled in for him or B) have been consistently upsetting me.

Last time I was there with him, we tried a mindfulness activity - he probably only got me to go along with it because he admitted he felt a bit awkward reading from a book (I offered to switch roles, as reading aloud NEVER bothers me). He made me sit awkwardly (as in, my feet had to be on the floor and my legs uncrossed. This was horrific for me as I NEVER sit like that...) and I had to keep my eyes closed. He then tried to get me to focus on each part of my body as he read it. I tried, including holding my hat in front of my face to keep my eyes closed, but all it actually did was make my tattoo (which I'd gotten two days before) really itchy. and I was trying to not laugh out of embarassment, so I was more focused on my breathing. Oh and I was overly focused on how uncomfortable my legs were. We also did a little exercise to see what my sense of time was like (my prediction that I would stop before a minute was up was correct!). Oh and he wanted me to pick out an object to keep with me for times where I'm not happy and to focus on it. Which is something I've somewhat done over the years anyway.

That's all I can share about it so far, but would like to hear what others have experienced with it too