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Old Mar 07, 2007, 04:30 PM
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I used my job relationships with other women to help me with my therapy issues. I kind of used my job like I use these mental health groups only as face-to-face opportunities to help me with my GAD. Since I had to leave work to go to my therapy sessions, I told "everyone" at work (starting with the group of women I worked with) I was going to therapy (and was very surprised at the number who were curious/wanted to know more about therapy, etc.) and had a good time with my best friend in the group "arguing" about therapy, she couldn't see telling someone about one's self unless the other/therapist would talk about themselves :-) I was able to get a better understanding of my own beliefs and rationale, etc. I got to practice with my feelings as I had a boss who would gently tease me if I snapped at him the next day at work, "Oh, therapy must not have gone so well last night?" It was actually extremely helpful in getting me to see my effect on others and associate my feelings with what was actually going on in my life, etc.

You don't have any friends in the sports group or go out afterwards to celebrate or anything?
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