Post by Elementum on Sept 28, 2013 0:27:12 GMT
Psychological Honesty
Discovering Truth
WHENEVER I sit down with a new client in our first session, I explain that psychotherapy is not like a legal process to discover some mysterious truth that lies buried in the unconscious like a hidden treasure. The process of psychotherapy really involves learning to be honest, and through that honesty you will come to discover “truth” as a living grace, not as an intellectual abstraction. This means that the psychotherapist and the client must both learn to be honest with each other; it also means that the client must learn to be honest with himself or herself.
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Be advised, though, that the truth can be terrifying simply because you are not accustomed to it.
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So, yes, the truth can taste strange, and it can be terrifying—but when you encounter it honestly and without psychological weapons you will discover a courage you can never learn through trying to defeat your enemies.
This is an excellent write up on Honesty, Lying and the power of living with Truth.
What do you think?
Discovering Truth
WHENEVER I sit down with a new client in our first session, I explain that psychotherapy is not like a legal process to discover some mysterious truth that lies buried in the unconscious like a hidden treasure. The process of psychotherapy really involves learning to be honest, and through that honesty you will come to discover “truth” as a living grace, not as an intellectual abstraction. This means that the psychotherapist and the client must both learn to be honest with each other; it also means that the client must learn to be honest with himself or herself.
......
Be advised, though, that the truth can be terrifying simply because you are not accustomed to it.
....
So, yes, the truth can taste strange, and it can be terrifying—but when you encounter it honestly and without psychological weapons you will discover a courage you can never learn through trying to defeat your enemies.
This is an excellent write up on Honesty, Lying and the power of living with Truth.
What do you think?