June 1st, 2016
Group therapy yesterday was great! We
talked about activity schedules (I didn't do one because I wasn't
there last week) and reviewed chapter 3. I personally spoke a lot
about how avoidance is a large problem for me. It was very helpful to
hear from one participant in particular who has similar struggles.
Not only do I go to the hospital for
this CBT group, but I also see a nurse/counsellor/lady every two
weeks for one-on-one sessions. This woman has an interest in learning
how to facilitate group therapy, so ironically enough she attends
every week of therapy to learn.
I was actually quite upset on the first
day of therapy when I saw her there (I neglected to mention that in
my post about the first session). I felt like for three people,
myself included, she would write every time we said anything. I, of
course, made the assumption that the other two people were her
clients too and she was keeping extra close tabs on us or something.
In hindsight it seems silly, but my anxious mind does that to me
sometimes. I was probably over analyzing the situation and when she
wrote the timing was most likely coincidental.
I just got back from my appointment
with her about a half hour ago. It turns out, having her at therapy
makes our individual sessions much better! We could relate back to
things I said at CBT without me having to fully explain them again.
It's really a win-win. My session with her also went really well.
Group therapy helped me this week with a couple broad issues and my
session with her helped me come up with solutions to specific
problems.
So I far I feel great today. Now I am
in an awesome state of mind to go away to Ottawa for five days.
I'm going to visit a friend while I am
there and we will be doing a 6k mud obstacle course. Bring on the
mud! ... But not too much mud. Mud is gross.
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