Thanks. As I saw a relational therapist before my current T I know the relationship itself is a key to healing and to understand issues and problems. I have mentioned my diagnosis several times but it isnīt my T or her clinic that has given me the diagnoses and by that she isnīt into the specific examination.
I have several goals and we have also written them down in my journal but I donīt know if my T believes we can reach them or not. But I will never just end therapy without reaching my goals, if my T ends it because of resources Iīll report it. Not her personally but the insufficiency within the public health care system.
I think itīs valuable to discuss things the way you describe you do with your T, to get perspectives, to understand youīre not alone with your problems and so on.
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Originally Posted by The_little_didgee
How will analyzing the relationship with your therapist help?
Have you ever discussed the diagnosis? Exploring it may reveal how it has shaped you into the person you are today.
What are you goals?
We generally focus on social skills and other things such as time management. Sometimes I talk about my misdiagnosis.
Lately a lot of my therapy has been focused on problem solving social interactions. This seems to work well, since I learn by doing. When I discuss a problem my therapist will usually ask a lot of questions to get me to consider the other person's perspective, my feelings and options to deal with it. This has helped me understand people a bit more and relate to them better.
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