Posted by sar on December 2, 2001, at 16:03:48
In reply to Re: Wendy where are you? :) - therapist's words » sar, posted by Mair on December 2, 2001, at 13:53:48
> > Sar - what is "bibliotherapy?" Is this reading self-help books or what? It's a new word to me.
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> Mair
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> PS I've always loved the word "intellectualize," although I do have to admit I've found it's a more useful word in a therapeutic milieu than otherwise.Mair,
i had a really corny therapist doing her internship at a free clinic and when i told her i liked to read about psychology, she said, "Oh! Bibliotherapy!"
then i had a really smart but somewhat harsh pscyoanalyst who accused me of intellectualizing everything. she said that i have a "rational ego"...she thought that i didn't talk about my feelings enough, or that when i did, i "intellectualized" them. (admittedly, i do...but that's just my style. if i didn't put some sort of rational bandage on them, they'd bleed all over the place.)
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