Posted by Poet on December 29, 2006, at 11:37:04
In reply to Re: My Pdoc's take... » Poet, posted by Phillipa on December 28, 2006, at 19:16:01
Hi Phillipa,
Keep in mind that my T is a bit out there, which is why I chose her, right now I'm back to trying the Emotional Freedom Technique.
I was doing it a few years ago and then like everything I gave up because I didn't get immediate results. What it is is I gently tap various pressure points on my body while doing an affirmation: *Even though I have this (fear of failure or anxiety or whatever) I deeply and completely accept myself.
http://www.emofree.com/newcomer.htm
This website has some basic info. on EFT if you're interested. It's easy (I can do it) and my T swears by it so I'm giving it another shot.
In a more traditional therapy way, she's also trying to get me to reframe my thinking. When I say I'm a loser or a failure she stops me and says *that's old thinking, how can you reframe it.* Usually the reframing is something like, *despite my limitations, I've been successful in school, with my cats, owning a house, whatever is nonloser thinking.
I lucked out and found the right therapist on the first try. It's too bad that you haven't been able to click with one. Auditioning them must be stressful and you sure don't need any more stress in your life.
Poet
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