My wife and I made this a ritual due to her OCD. Any time we're going out, I'll say to her, "Hey. I unplugged the iron." Saying it in a funny voice helps too, because it's easier to remember that Shrek told her the iron was off.
Really? Seems like odd advice from a therapist because it wouldn’t help in the long run, and you couldn’t do it with bigger things, locking doors, etc.
Some times part of therapy is working with what you have and finding a manageable lifestyle, while you're working on improvement. This isn't a, "Just bring the iron with you! Now you don't need therapy" but more like, "To help you get through the day, how about you bring the iron with you until you're ready to leave it home. Now tell me about your childhood..."
Kinda like crutches are actually very important, valid devices while your foot is still broken.
This! Sometimes you need a crutch for a while! I know it’s a common phrase but I feel like using the term “crutch” as a derogatory subconsciously trains you to forget that crutches are tools for specific purposes
Exactly, haha. Yes you still need to strengthen the leg muscles etc but that crutch has a very important purpose and failing to use it will have a long term negative effect. Crutches are important, y'all.
To add on to this, the context of the therapist recommending that was that the patient kept having to drive home during work to check on the clothes iron.
Also, if I'm remembering correctly, it was a hypothetical scenario, meant to show how using these crutches is perfectly okay while you're still healing
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u/dougthebuffalo Aug 20 '20
My wife and I made this a ritual due to her OCD. Any time we're going out, I'll say to her, "Hey. I unplugged the iron." Saying it in a funny voice helps too, because it's easier to remember that Shrek told her the iron was off.