Since I couldn’t decide on an activity for the “distraction” exercise, my therapist decided I needed to do thought replacement. She asked me what I think about, and I said my boss’ boss hates me, she snips at me, criticizes me, and wrote critical things in my review.
It’s not personal; that’s how she is; she is hard on people. I think she does want us to improve, and she has high standards. She has had high responsibilities in a Fortune 500 company. She is well known for the success of her own company, and I have a high-level job in her co.
Anyway, my replacement statement is, “She is trying to help me improve” and other variants on this.
I need to come up with more—because I’m feeling overwhelmed.
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