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May 05, 2014 at 11:53 AM
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Does anyone get homework given to them by their T?
I get some almost every week and was wondering if this is common. |
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May 05, 2014 at 12:09 PM
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This totally depends on the therapist and on their theoretical orientation. I do not ever have "homework", but some T's (like yours) assign it all the time.
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May 05, 2014 at 12:10 PM
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Not generally. Every now and then he'll assign me a specific task. That doesn't mean I necessarily do it, but I may at least give it some thought. Usually, his "homework" is more along the lines of asking me to apply what we discuss out in the real world (which I don't really consider homework).
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May 05, 2014 at 12:13 PM
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Not usually. Once in a while, she will suggest something that might be helpful, but that doesn't mean I have to do it. I'll think about it and if I think it will be helpful, will do it. I usually have to bring it back up though.
The only time I've had "consistent" homework was when I first started working on some OCD stuff and T wanted me to track the behaviors and my moods and coping skills on a weekly basis. I did that for several months, but it wasn't a big deal and was very helpful. __________________ ---Rhi |
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May 05, 2014 at 12:29 PM
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Not every week, but yes I get homework. Depends on what we are discussing.
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May 05, 2014 at 12:53 PM
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T tried to get me to meditate for a while every night. I could get into it. No matter how hard I tried to relax and sit still every night, I couldn't. I stopped trying and told her I stopped. She knows I can't sit still very long, I'm extremely hyper and have to burn the energy just so I can attempt to get a few hrs of sleep a night.
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May 05, 2014 at 12:55 PM
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No. Such a thing would not work for me.
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May 05, 2014 at 12:59 PM
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Most sessions I get homework, but not always. This week it is mostly tasks:
- Look up some books she found for me - Talk to my wife about couples therapy (yikes!) - Call my psychiatrist and find out if she did a report Usually it is something like: Find two things each that you like to see, hear, touch, smell or feel... __________________ Small things are big, huge things are small Tiny acts have huge effects Everything counts, nothing's lost |
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May 05, 2014 at 01:01 PM
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No, never. Homework would not be useful for me, and I don't think my T ever uses it.
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May 05, 2014 at 01:12 PM
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Every week, I write about something discussed in session and what it means to me, amongst other things we are working on feelings and emotions.
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May 05, 2014 at 01:49 PM
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Not typically but I have a few times before.
Although I think that jotting all of my thoughts down in my journal each week is homework for me. __________________ COVID-19 Survivor- 4/26/2022 |
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May 05, 2014 at 02:49 PM
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I've never been given homework to do. I wouldn't like that but it is big in some kinds of therapy.
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May 05, 2014 at 03:15 PM
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I get homework almost every week. Sometimes the homework is concrete (write certain things down and be ready to share them next week, or read certain book chapters), other times they are more vague (e.g., be mindful of your bodily sensations every time you have a strong feeling).
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May 05, 2014 at 04:06 PM
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i love it when t gives me homework
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May 05, 2014 at 11:55 PM
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Very rarely, my therapist asked me to do things outside of session, but those few times I suffered a lot of angst that I couldn't do it, and I would disappoint her. Then one day all my fear came out and we discussed it. What I heard was I have to do this or you are a bad person, failure, etc., and what she was saying is maybe, this might help you if you try it, but you are an adult and you get to decide what you will do, and no judgement will be passed. What A relief!
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May 06, 2014 at 01:23 AM
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i got homework every week. some were cbt ts.
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May 06, 2014 at 10:43 AM
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My previous T gave me homework every session. She would write it down and then photocopy the sheet to give to me. Sometimes there were as many as 7 or 8 items to do. Things such as journaling, looking into herbal supplements, having a specific conversation with someone, even "fun" things. Then she would check in with me next session about which ones I had done. I founded the whole thing overbearing. When I talked to her about this, she always said that it was fine if I only did some of the items and not all, but is don't think she ever understood how the "assignments" caused me stress. And, despite what she said, when I did none of the homework I could tell that she viewed that as me being resistant to progress. She wasn't going to stop though - she had very definite methods that were like a formula she stuck to every session. Quite rigid, in retrospect.
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May 06, 2014 at 12:57 PM
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 My T gives homework every other week, Sometimes I do it and sometimes I just simply forget. |
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May 09, 2014 at 12:53 AM
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current T hasn't given any homework ... previous T did a few times
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May 09, 2014 at 01:42 PM
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Hi tiger, Yeah it was very helpful thank you not been given any this week.
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