Group Therapy:
Back in 2012, I
started a 3 month mentalisation group. This was to prepare me for
therapy. The idea of the group was to teach us to understand our own
intentions and those of others.
I started MBT (Mentalisation-based
therapy) at the beginning of 2013 with great trepidation. It was in a
Therapeutic Community (TC) with a group of complete strangers. It was
a 1 day programme which lasted from 9.30 until 3.30 every Monday. I
was horrified when I knew I would be doing group therapy because I
don't function well around other people but they had the odd notion
that I would do well in this environment!
Of course there were rules
and regulations. One being that we were not allowed to socialise
outside of the TC. Lots of people did though and we were encouraged
by the staff to go out to the local cafe for lunch together! Talk
about confusing. We were expected to always behave in a way which
would cause the least irritation to others. We were told to "take
responsibility" for our behaviour and "act appropriately".
The point was, we didn't know how.
So, a "normal"
person arrives at A and E with a broken leg. They are told to take
responsibility for their own leg. So off they go to X-ray it, set it
in plaster without anaesthetic.......Really? See you tomorrow.
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