Re:Surviving Depression
by arkades on Thursday May 21, 2020 @02:25PM
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> Whenever in therapy it seems that I always try to argue against any advice given
You're not unique in that. There are a lot of patients that will fight against advice, tooth and nail. Sadly, we aren't very good at helping those people. That's part of why a lot of docs lead with meds and then therapy - the meds tend to get people into a position where they're more "oh, shit, I was thinking/feeling that?! That's not healthy!", so they're more open to what occurs in therapy.
But a decent therapist should focus on guiding your understanding, but eliciting "advice" from you to yourself, rather than providing their own. It's akin to motivational interviewing.
You're not unique in that. There are a lot of patients that will fight against advice, tooth and nail. Sadly, we aren't very good at helping those people. That's part of why a lot of docs lead with meds and then therapy - the meds tend to get people into a position where they're more "oh, shit, I was thinking/feeling that?! That's not healthy!", so they're more open to what occurs in therapy.
But a decent therapist should focus on guiding your understanding, but eliciting "advice" from you to yourself, rather than providing their own. It's akin to motivational interviewing.