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Originally Posted by Freewilled
So what does that mean, exactly? I mean, I understand "doing the work" in the context of CBT or therapy modalities that include concrete homework. But what exactly does it mean in just your everyday psychodynamic therapy?? Sometimes I feel like its a catch-all attitude for Ts to take when they don't know what the heck to do with a client.....
How exactly do I do the work? I don't want to be perceived as some lazy person who takes no responsibility for herself /: I honestly would be willing to do this so-called work if I understood what it is that I'm to be doing. Instead, I find myself flailing around trying this and that but coming up short. Its like im in the dark and cannot see and im trying to figure out how to start seeing again. Not sure if anyone else can relate but just wanted to get this out there.
Thanks for listening.
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it means and how to do it is different for everyone....to me it means my therapist cant make me feel better, I make me feel better by talking about my problems, talking about possible solutions to the problems and then taking those solutions home with me to try out, then the next appointment my therapist and I talk about how it went using the plans we made during the last session, if what we planned didnt work out we continue talking about the problem and come up with other ways to approach the problem, take that plan home with me to try....and the cycle continues until what is going on in therapy solves the problem outside of therapy. to me thats what doing the work means and how its applied to my life.
for some people doing the work may mean talking about their problem and thats all it takes for the problems to be resolved others may need more detailed plans on what to do once they leave the therapy session so that they feel better. for some it may mean being committed to sticking with their medication routines.
my suggestion talk with your treatment provider, ask them what they mean when they tell you, that you have to be the one to do the work, what their expectations are, and what you can do that is you doing the work. in other words set up a treatment plan with your treatment providers.