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I cannot image bring a bear to therapy at this point. I can see it now, walking in with my little teddy, T asking, "What's that?", me replying, "Oh, this... my alternate personality wanted me to bring it, its my inner child." T responds with.."Oooo..K... shall we continue...what on your mind today?"

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I began bring a small teddy to therapy a few months ago. When i am feeling small, I hold the teddy-- when I am feeling like the adult, or feeling the anger, teddy goes back into my bag. Sometimes I have come to session without the teddy, or have left him in my bag. T will ask, "Where is therapy bear?" Before T switched offices he said, "Remember-- you can bring the bear." He has become a part of our therapy :-) One time T and I were talking about what would happen if I never came back to therapy. I said he would just fill the time slot. He said, "No one else brings a bear to therapy. You are the only one brave enough to bring along something like that to reveal yourself so openly."

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Does anyone else ever question the risk:benefit ratio of therapy?

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I don't believe that there is a ratio. I believe that with everything that is revealed in in therapy, there comes a risk-- and with every risk, a benefit will emerge-- the time in between of course, depends on the processing. I don't see risk and benefit as separates in therapy-- I believe they go together.