Reconsidering strengths to be weaknesses

Got asked to do this 'homework' today, and I thought I would share it with others, as it seemed quite profound.

Write a list of your 5 top weaknesses, and 5 top strengths.

Try work out how the weaknesses are actually strengths, and how the strengths can get in your way and be perceived as weaknesses.

I currently am beating myself up about my perceived weaknesses and how they are getting in the way of me functioning to the best of my ability, hence this exercise.
Just wonder how many of you have battled with similar?
It helped to hear that we all have weaknesses (We shouldn't really call them that) - thay are traits that form our personality and need to be embraced.
Hmmm... quite a bit there for me...

Had quite a good session, even though I first arrived not knowing what to discuss...

If anyone has a worksheet to help guide the thinking here, I'd really appreciate it! Thanks

This does sound like a great exercise. Share what you come up with?

Don't know about a worksheet but here's some sort of list that gives the idea of opposites:

http://www.peterursbender.com/quiz/swtable.html

I worked with my opposite, being "critical". One often thinks of that as negative, as being judgmental, but I am extremely good at being balanced and fair too; can think critically, see both sides and judge which is "best" for me.

There are positive and negative aspects to most things. Sometimes, for many reasons, we only see one side.

For example, one might think that not being able to talk in therapy is nothing but negative (or a weakness), but the positive side of it is there too, just not recognized or valued or whatever; that is that not talking is self-protective and is a learned defense against feeling hurt, disappointment, unheard, etc.

Yup, these are typical scenarios like my T mentioned. Gotta get working on this...