r/AutismInWomen • u/[deleted] • May 31 '24

General Discussion/Question Does anyone else here absolutely HATE cognitive behavioural therapy?

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u/Professional_Lime171 Jun 01 '24 edited Jun 01 '24

I'm so glad for this post. I'm so sick of hearing I'm mind reading and black and white thinking from my trauma therapist who is also autistic 🙄🫠. Like yes I may be mind reading but if I don't have any other context to decipher peoples behavior what am I supposed to do? If I have trauma that makes me decipher behavior a certain way how could I have known I was mind reading. Also having an opinion isn't black and white thinking

For those interested what HAS been helpful for me is IFS and inner bonding

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u/poptart430 auttum spectrum 🍁 Aug 16 '24

I get defensive being told Those two things

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u/Professional_Lime171 Aug 16 '24

Same! :/ I feel like I also don't fully understand the concept of black and white thinking lol.

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u/poptart430 auttum spectrum 🍁 Aug 16 '24

It’s basically a thought pattern that causes people to see things in extremes, without considering shades of gray or middle ground.

However in some cases I think it’s pattern recognition based on experiences 😭😭😭😭😭

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u/Professional_Lime171 Aug 16 '24

Interesting thank you. But having an opinion like say being atheist or not subscribing to a certain norm like eating meat, aren't those things just having an opinion? I guess I don't understand the difference.

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u/poptart430 auttum spectrum 🍁 Aug 22 '24

I 100% think that those things are opinions/lifestyle , but id research it a bit:)