Nearly everyone I’ve ever served as a therapist or as a coach has said to me, “You’ll have to be patient. I have trust issues.” My response to that statement depends on how good I think their sense of humor is. What I’m most likely to say is, “Relax. We all do.”
Tag Archives: addictive thinking
What you say vs. what your therapist hears
My clients can only be as honest with me as they are with themselves. My job is to challenge what they’ve convinced themselves of.
The 6 Most Common Lies We Tell Ourselves
Self-deception is part and parcel to addictive thinking. As we grow in our recovery, let’s move toward rigorous honesty with sef and avoid these pitfalls.