Jaime Posted July 7, 2005 Author Share Posted July 7, 2005 There are a lot of folks who don't get anything out of therapy. Its understandable that they would leave thinking "what a crock". However, I think one of the primary reasons for this is the approach people take to finding a therapist. Invariably people will do one of two things Take a referral from friend Look in the phone book There are more than a dozen different therapeutic techniques that I could rattle off the top of my head. None of them work with every individual across the board. None of them work with every situation. Yet people do not ask any questions of their therapist on what they believe or what school of thought they advocate. People will invest hours doing research on what type of DVD player they should purchase. A few simple questions of your therapist could go a long way to determining if (s)he can be beneficial to you. Now I get a lot of heat from therapists on this issue. "How can I explain in simple terms what I've been studying for years?" That kind of thing. However, I don't need to know how my dvd player works to understand what are the important criteria to me. And I have a 16 year old kid explaining the differences to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philothea Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 [quote name='hot stuff' date='Jul 7 2005, 09:15 AM']There are more than a dozen different therapeutic techniques that I could rattle off the top of my head. None of them work with every individual across the board. None of them work with every situation. Yet people do not ask any questions of their therapist on what they believe or what school of thought they advocate. [right][snapback]634184[/snapback][/right] [/quote] I belive that most people do not know that there is any variety in therapeutic techniques! I don't think it ever occured to me, beyond the obvious difference of titles between counselors, psychologists, and psychiatrists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 [quote name='philothea' date='Jul 7 2005, 11:43 AM']I belive that most people do not know that there is any variety in therapeutic techniques! I don't think it ever occured to me, beyond the obvious difference of titles between counselors, psychologists, and psychiatrists. [right][snapback]634209[/snapback][/right] [/quote] hot stuff's right. There are a lot of differences and depending on how a therapists was trained and what school of thought they adhere too, the therapuetic technique will vary from therapist to therapist. My technique sometimes differs from people I went to school with because we prefer different schools of thought and so pursued training within the school of thought we agreed with. Also, therapy is hard work. It's not a piece of cake and people need to realize that going into it. It's not an instantaneous fix it. You need to be willing to work hard and sweat it out. Just my .02 cents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 (edited) The time I spent in therapy was the hardest and most rewarding work I have ever done in my life. [outside of childbirth] The trick is to know what you are looking for, and find a therapist you click with and can ultimately trust. Good therapy is reparenting. Great therapy is life-giving. Edited July 7, 2005 by cmotherofpirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rckllnknny Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 projection...like i have something to hide?? I am the one who made the accusations..in ponting out your certain behavior. u chose not to take a look at them...and then you came back with the word, "projection"?? how reverse is that?? actually...maybe youre really not that stupid after all...cuz it looks to me..like you knew that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rckllnknny Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 phatcatholic...no..actually...when im not out in the street hustlin...i spend my free time studying religion..socialism..philosophy..psychology and physics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rckllnknny Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 player hatin degrees..LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 [quote name='rckllnknny' date='Jul 7 2005, 01:43 PM']projection...like i have something to hide?? I am the one who made the accusations..in ponting out your certain behavior. u chose not to take a look at them...and then you came back with the word, "projection"?? how reverse is that?? actually...maybe youre really not that stupid after all...cuz it looks to me..like you knew that! [right][snapback]634447[/snapback][/right] [/quote] dear, I hate to be the one to break this to you. But that's not what projection means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaime Posted July 7, 2005 Author Share Posted July 7, 2005 [quote name='Carrie' date='Jul 7 2005, 12:18 PM']dear, I hate to be the one to break this to you. But that's not what projection means. [right][snapback]634494[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 Meh, last week everyone was harping on therapy. Now that it has its very own thread, all those opposed have chickened out. [img]http://www.techhelpers.net/e4u/animal/522.gif[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rckllnknny Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 :bugeyes: um yeah actually it is.. heres my second opinion (i just found)... Projective Identification: As in projection, the individual deals with emotional conflict or internal or external stressors by falsely attributing to another his or her own unacceptable feelings, impulses, or thoughts. Unlike simple projection, the individual does not fully disavow what is projected. Instead, the individual remains aware of his or her own affects or impulses but mis-attributes them as justifiable reactions to the other person. Not infrequently, the individual induces the very feelings in others that were first mistakenly believed to be there, making it difficult to clarify who did what to whom first. projection was the first stage. do you see how your behaviors, after repeatively denying what your {intentions} actions was shown, continued to progress after denial and justification had spread like a disease continuing to infect your already emotionally unstabe and insecure attitude about things? you consciencesly are aware of the guilt and embarassment that is being covered up by your anger. also you bringing other people into the conflict hands you over more power. God's watching you. be honest and true to yourself. it okay!! btw..i dont have a degree..my wisdom and insight comes from the Father..those gifts that you believe arent enough. instead somebody should go to you?? somebody that continues to provoke the obviously proven accusation that you are a quack. btw..you are a QUACK!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rckllnknny Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 and i do realize that projection and projection identification are two different things. i was showing how the one had so soon progressed into ther as a result of your immature behaviors. what makes you so scared to grow up anyways?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rckllnknny Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 Deflection: Also detected when the individual is in group therapy and consists of redirecting attention to another group member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rckllnknny Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 (edited) Rationalization: Offering a socially acceptable and apparently more or less logical explanation for an act or decision actually produced by unconscious impulses. The person rationalizing is not intentionally inventing a story to fool someone else, but instead is misleading self as well as the listener. Examples: (1) a man buys a new car, having convinced himself that his older car won't make it through the winter. (2) a woman with a closet full of dresses buys a new one because she doesn't have anything to wear. Edited July 8, 2005 by rckllnknny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rckllnknny Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 RALMAO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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