The dreaded question...What brings you to therapy?

Indie'sOK · Jun 16, 2011, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by dismissed feelings

...I tend to block attempts at change w/o knowing the why

Me too...I think this might be part of why I struggle with getting better. I am insanely interested in self-analysis and I need to know the "why". The problem I have is asking for this type of therapy...T probably wouldn't be suprised I'd want this

Indie'sOK · Jun 16, 2011, 11:39 PM

I'm going to stop abducting your thread now

dismissed feelings · Jun 16, 2011, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Indie'sOK

I'm going to stop abducting your thread now

I don't consider any of these "my" threads so feel free anytime to post away!

Indie'sOK · Jun 16, 2011, 11:59 PM

lol thanks

No need, though, I made one of my own. So I guess your's is my inspiration, in a way

learning1 · Jun 17, 2011, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by dismissed feelings

Thanks for your thoughts and well wishes learning1!

Even though I know better, I guess I still subconsciously feel like therapy is for those who have disorders that are more medical in nature and everyone else (including myself) should just "buck up" like they did decades ago when treatment was not readily available. Then I think, those were people who needed help but did not have the opportunity, so if we do we should take advantage of it and realize it takes courage to "buck up" and ask for help, unlike those stoic and prideful to a fault people from ages past. (btw, I am good at arguing for and against things

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Yes, you are good at arguing for and against things

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I know what you mean- I usually think about most the people in the world who don't have the resources to begin to think of getting therapy. And I think I'm a privileged snot to be able to go whine about what happened when I was 11. I think that's why I'm kind of glad (sometimes) that I have a challenging t right now. Going to therapy is hard too, like you said... and sometimes it can lead me to treat other people better, I think, or at least when I was in couples t it did. Sometimes knowing I could learn to be better for other people helps me justify going to t and not feeling selfish for it.

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