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Old Mar 27, 2022, 06:43 AM
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It’s annoying. But annoying things do happen. If it was the first annoying counselor you met I’d not worry and just look for another. But there’s a pattern. I’d try to address the pattern. It’s not about therapists and counselors. It’s your general approach to life

If you do get a new counselor I’d start right away by addressing extreme rigid thinking (extreme recurring generalizations are also part of that rigid thinking) . Id probably even share the reason why you didn’t like previous counselor (she didn’t ran to the door immediately, didn’t find a good chair, spent too long on looking for a room), it would be a great start. Something to work on

I personally think you are misdiagnosed and there is more to your rigid thinking than depression. But if they aren’t diagnosing you then you can work on it without diagnosis. Or work on it besides therapy. On your own.

Every time you assume something happened because of XYZ ask yourself if you have enough facts to assume that. Ask yourself if there might be some reasons for things people do or don’t things when you get annoyed. Focus on why you react this way and why you assume and generalize.

I am not even talking about therapists but your view on people in general. Your view on therapists or counselors is likely not that different than your views on people in general.

Of course you have an option to continue these patterns but how does it help you to lead a better life?
Thanks for this!
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