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<blockquote data-quote="flutterbee" data-source="post: 45479"><p>The chairs at difficult child's therapist are wicker and not uncomfortable, but not incredibly comfortable either. However, she has a little fountain going and I've been known to fall asleep. </p><p></p><p>difficult child works on resource building in therapy. She does sand therapy so she doesn't even realize she's doing anything. I don't know how it works, but I've seen a difference. But I probably get more out of it than difficult child because it makes me see things in a new way and, thus, affects my response. It modifies my parenting which then has a big affect on difficult child. </p><p></p><p>Prior to this therapist though, I have often felt like it was just futile. We stopped going several times because it was getting nowhere. Either difficult child had completely manipulated the therapist or she was extremely antagonistic toward them. This is the first therapist that has earned difficult child's trust who doesn't fall for her crap.</p><p></p><p>ETA: It was difficult child's therapist that suggested seeing me individually from time to time because she could see how stressed I was.</p><p></p><p>I can understand how you feel sometimes like it's all a lesson in futility and the damage vs. hurt. We can only hope that repetition will make these things stick. I know that your situation with your difficult child's is much different than mine, but sometimes you just "fake it until you make it". On a much simpler scale, when you're feeling bad you make yourself smile anyway. Then all of a sudden you realize the smile is genuine and not forced. And you're not even sure when it happened or how for that matter. Am I making any sense? If not, we'll just blame it on the medications... :grin:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterbee, post: 45479"] The chairs at difficult child's therapist are wicker and not uncomfortable, but not incredibly comfortable either. However, she has a little fountain going and I've been known to fall asleep. difficult child works on resource building in therapy. She does sand therapy so she doesn't even realize she's doing anything. I don't know how it works, but I've seen a difference. But I probably get more out of it than difficult child because it makes me see things in a new way and, thus, affects my response. It modifies my parenting which then has a big affect on difficult child. Prior to this therapist though, I have often felt like it was just futile. We stopped going several times because it was getting nowhere. Either difficult child had completely manipulated the therapist or she was extremely antagonistic toward them. This is the first therapist that has earned difficult child's trust who doesn't fall for her crap. ETA: It was difficult child's therapist that suggested seeing me individually from time to time because she could see how stressed I was. I can understand how you feel sometimes like it's all a lesson in futility and the damage vs. hurt. We can only hope that repetition will make these things stick. I know that your situation with your difficult child's is much different than mine, but sometimes you just "fake it until you make it". On a much simpler scale, when you're feeling bad you make yourself smile anyway. Then all of a sudden you realize the smile is genuine and not forced. And you're not even sure when it happened or how for that matter. Am I making any sense? If not, we'll just blame it on the medications... [img]:grin:[/img] [/QUOTE]
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