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Originally Posted by ex vivo
I used to be very active and "do things" before therapy and my depression, so I can certainly see how doing things can help. I didn't have a problem with self-worth before my depression. It's been going on so long..it's of the type where I have no motivation to do things, I have no energy, fatigued, can't concentrate or focus.
But I'm really most interested in how people feel nurtured in therapy, encouraged, inspired, loved, etc and how that impacts self-worth. How is that operationalized?
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Yeah, I know what that's like. I hope you find a way through it.
I think it's hard to say how, exactly, it happens. I'm not sure therapists even know. I guess for me it all came down to nonjudgmental acceptance and positive mirroring. Here's this person, a virtual stranger, who accepts and even likes you despite knowing all the ugliest things about you. You bare your soul, and, hey, this person didn't cringe away in disgust, so you must not be so terrible after all, right?
Do you feel accepted by your T? Cared about? Liked? If not, maybe it's time to look for someone with a warmer therapeutic style?