Posted by shortelise on October 6, 2004, at 13:14:50
I wonder if any of you would be willing to tell me what you think The Point of therapy is. Maybe from the context of beginning, the middle, and the end - for those of you who have been there.
I was unable to work, tortured by anxiety, loathed myself, and had no idea who I was. At that point, I hoped therapy would help me live without anxiety.
In the middle, The Point seemed to be to understand why I felt the way I felt. Simple, yup.
Now, in the end phase, it seems The Point of it all was ... to give me enough insight into myself to deal with situations and feelings that arise in a way that doesn't hurt me or anyone else.
Can I compare it to cooking? If you know how to make a base for a stew, slowly slowly browning diced onions and celery, adding a bit of liquid, cooking it off until it it begins to brown again, adding a bit more liquid, enriching the flavour by doing this over and over again, then adding a piece of beef or two, browning and browning until all the beef is added, slowly, and thus achieving a deep, rich flavour.
If you know how to do that with your basic beef stew, then you know how to make a Mexican stew, or a Chinese stew, or an Algerian stew, because the method is the same, it's the ingredients that change. Instead you might brown carrots and peppers, and use lamb instead of beef. But it's the same basic method.The Point is to move out into the world with those basic methods of living, and to find our way with them.
ShortE
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