| I like the AI therapist from this unique sci-fi novel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateway_(novel) that unlike the sequels reads more like literature than genre fiction. For my emotional healing I have used many different things. In the last year I have used Betterhelp on and off. Most people would think it is pricey, but it has the big advantage that you can get started almost immediately whereas if I tried seeing a therapist at Family and Children's in my town I'd probably have to wait three months. Betterhelp also has high turnover from therapists who are often working at home while taking care of kids. The right physical exercise can make a big difference for typing problems. I got relief by doing good old fashioned push-ups. Right now I am getting back into lifting weights but being careful about it because I am limited not by the strength of the primary muscles by but what the tendons and other secondary systems can handle which is frustrating but I know I'll get nothing but more pain if I don't respect it. Getting into some activity which satisfies your emotional needs could also be a big help. I am a super-introvert and many of the things I do to cope involve withdrawing and I find this really satisfying until I see the opportunities I've lost -- however I can also charge up when I am solitary and be able to out-extrovert most extroverts for a short time. That's my puzzle to solve, your puzzle is different but probably has the same structure. This guy sounds like a huckster but you shouldn't let that put you off -- even though he leads with bombastic headlines and sells like a TV infomercial (no wonder he has books on writing sales copy in his Zoom background) what he says is congruent with what what I've learned in studying other things. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u27JO1aRN4 That video has some exercises for dealing with emotional suffering connected with physical suffering manifest in the body and I think they work pretty well. If I hit the right target with one I will tell my wife the next day exactly what happened to me. For me it is stirring up feelings and overcoming my resistance to the CBT that my therapist wants me to do... I tend to resist confrontations of 'cognitive distortions' because I'll say I am thinking like a poker player or a chess player and just because I think something unrealistic here it is OK because I am exploring a contingency or I don't really believe it. When I have gotten a lump of crazy feelings on the surface and identified with me however I can go right down the list and find a bunch of thoughts that are just plain wrong that I can take responsibility for. |
Good on ya!