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Originally Posted by FirePhoenix
So, I recently started going back to therapy (my sixth therapist now), and at the end of our first session, she gave me a homework assignment.
I went away to a university for two years, but transferred to a community college for multiple reasons, including finances and just overall hating the experience I had at that university.
She wants me come to our next session with 3 positive things I learned from experiences I had while I was off at college. Honestly, I can't even come up with one. The entire experience was bad, and I told her that. I don't understand why she's having me do this - I left for quite a few reasons, after all. I don't think I'm being pessimistic about it; I can't think of a single positive thing I learned.
Why would a therapist give out homework that simply isn't possible to do?
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I know you want people to understand how horrible it was. I get that and do hear you loud and clear. You DO have a right to be heard on this issue. Misery merits compassion and should be met with empathy.
However, finding the good in it is absolutely is possible to do. Even the fact that you took the initiative to get out of the situation is a good thing about your time there.
There are always gifts even out of the worst things. Developing a sense of gratitude for those gifts can be a powerful step in promoting overall sense of well being.