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Do therapists tell you to do certain activities specifically to release dopamine?
My therapist just asks if I drank less than last week. Then we have a staring contest for 26 minutes.
I got a coach at the gym and we do the same thing.
Now I need to figure out which one to fire because that's almost an hour of me not admitting shit. I only really need it from one of them.
If drinking less isn't actually your priority at the moment, it shouldnt be the focus of your therapy sessions. And if your therapist doesn't follow your lead, then you should get a different one.
If you find opening up and admitting shit in therapy hard, then make that your new focus in sessions. As someone who's seen my fair share of therapists, most of them are very thankful if you start with "I almost didn't come to therapy, because I kinda don't belive it works" (but maybe it's also that I feel hopeless about changing my life in general) or "I often lie in therapy because I want you to like me" (does that pattern appear in other parts of your life?)
Start with first obstacle, not the biggest or even the most harmful. Then you can work on those things first, rather than waste time, money and frustration pretending to be doing something else.
I'm actually very happy with both, I just like to talk shit.
Fire both and search for new therapist
Mine never did
It always feels like they're hunting at MDMA so give 'em a wink and answers next week's question with, "Oh, I did" 😉😉