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<blockquote data-quote="Elsi" data-source="post: 742901" data-attributes="member: 23349"><p>It wasn't a bad experience for me at all! I don't mean to suggest that we NEVER talked about the past, or that I was forbidden to. We talked enough to help me understand where my worst behavior patterns came from. I just mean that wasn't the major focus. And that was FINE with me! I've done more traditional psychotherapy, too, but after a while I felt stuck, like I was just rehashing the same ground and never getting closer to figuring out what to do with all of the insights I was supposed to be gaining about myself. CBT was what got my unstuck - it gave me the answers to "so what" and "what do I do now." It was more about filling my toolbox, and that was what I needed at that point. </p><p></p><p>I think both types of therapy are valid - it depends on your individual needs, communication style, and therapy goals. Sometimes you just need a someone to listen to your story and a professional shoulder to cry on for a while. And that's fine! I needed tools. CBT worked well for me. I'm a practical kind of gal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Elsi, post: 742901, member: 23349"] It wasn't a bad experience for me at all! I don't mean to suggest that we NEVER talked about the past, or that I was forbidden to. We talked enough to help me understand where my worst behavior patterns came from. I just mean that wasn't the major focus. And that was FINE with me! I've done more traditional psychotherapy, too, but after a while I felt stuck, like I was just rehashing the same ground and never getting closer to figuring out what to do with all of the insights I was supposed to be gaining about myself. CBT was what got my unstuck - it gave me the answers to "so what" and "what do I do now." It was more about filling my toolbox, and that was what I needed at that point. I think both types of therapy are valid - it depends on your individual needs, communication style, and therapy goals. Sometimes you just need a someone to listen to your story and a professional shoulder to cry on for a while. And that's fine! I needed tools. CBT worked well for me. I'm a practical kind of gal. [/QUOTE]
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