Posted by Dinah on December 13, 2001, at 13:04:24
In reply to Re: Why oh why do I do the things I do?, posted by cmcdougall on December 13, 2001, at 11:17:02
> Dinah - may I ask what type of therapy you are getting?
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> I recently went through an intensive "cognitive" therapy program (10 days straight - 3 hours each day) and it was very helpful. The reason it worked for me was that it gave me very specific answers for the question, "Why do I do the things I do". Thats the whole point of it - helping people recognize their distorted thoughts, then understand feelings and behaviors that come from the distorted thinking.
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Thanks Carly,
My therapist does have a cognitive behavior bent but I must confess that cognitive therapy seems to irritate the heck out of me. There seems to be an attitude that if you just thought the right thoughts you'll be OK. But a short term intensive course sounds like it would irritate me less, especially if it felt more like instruction than therapy. I'll look into local availability. I have an obsession with figuring out why I do the things I do, especially since my emotions are such a mystery to me.
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