"If you notice yourself doing things differently than you did a month ago, that's progress," she says. Gottlieb says progress will look different for each person, but there are some general milestones. "The more we get clarity about that, the more we can broaden the story and see things that we hadn't seen before - that's really helpful for us in order to move forward." "The stories we tell our therapists are very much our perception of how those stories went," she adds.
That may mean working on a more nuanced perspective.
"If you're honest with yourself, then you'll be honest with your therapist." " is about being honest with yourself," Gottlieb says. How do you know that you're getting the most out of your sessions? The book wasn't the reason I went to therapy, but its portrait of how good a "second opinion" could feel, and the effects it could have on your life - combined with everything else - made me more excited about trying it. But after reading " Maybe You Should Talk To Someone," I decided it was time to prioritize finding a therapist of my own. By the summer, I had never been more overwhelmed. I took on caregiver roles at home and new obligations at work. Some of my loved ones fell sick some stayed sick. I had decamped from my home in New York and unpacked my things in an eerily irrelevant childhood bedroom in Minnesota.
Ultimately, it was the pandemic's upheaval that "helped" me prioritize going. Without going to an appointment, Gottlieb's book let me see what therapy was like - and even experience some of those same "aha" moments - from the comfort of my couch.Įven though I felt too busy to pursue therapy at the time, the book's warm description of the process was the first real step in getting me through the (virtual) door.
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