Posted by Larry Hoover on June 9, 2003, at 10:47:04
In reply to Re: Accepting intrusive thinking » Larry Hoover, posted by mattdds on June 8, 2003, at 11:05:55
> Hey Larry,
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> Good to see you here again!Thanks. I'm glad we're doing this examination of cognition.
> Thanks Larry, these are great insights! Sounds like you reinvented Adrian Wells' wheel without even knowing it! You seem to have a grasp on things that 99% of clinicians don't!
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> Best,
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> MattReally? That's your impression, that 99% of clinicians don't grasp these ideas fully?
That was really kind of you to say what you did about my own cognitive processes.
Yes, I've borrowed from many sources, but it has become a very personal/subjective technique for me. I have my own terms for major concepts. For example, I've been calling metacognition "pseudo-objectivity" for some time now. Pseudo, because no one can be perfectly objective via a subjective process. But it is the same thing, adopting a third-party observer status with respect to the self.
Just a few days ago, I was discussing with my own cognitive therapist what my future might hold for me, given my continued gradual improvement. I know I don't want to be a trucker for the next twenty years. My therapist, totally of his own initiative (he brought the topic of my future up, not me), suggested that I consider becoming a therapist. Specifically, an addictions counsellor. It kind of took me off guard, my therapist suggesting I'd make a good therapist. I have a degree in psych.....going into counselling isn't too much of a stretch, qualification wise.
Something to think about, I guess. I'm not at a place where a decision is necessary, so it's just a thinking point.
Lar
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