The Hidden Logic of Anxiety: Look for the emotional truth behind the symptom

It was now clear to me that not fighting back, even though under attack, was what I should regard as Marlene's "real" symptom. However, rather than assuming a deficit of assertiveness skills, which I needed to teach her, I assumed she had some definite, unconscious, purpose for not fi...

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Published in:Psychotherapy networker 2003-11, Vol.27 (6)
Main Author: Ecker, Bruce
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
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Summary:It was now clear to me that not fighting back, even though under attack, was what I should regard as Marlene's "real" symptom. However, rather than assuming a deficit of assertiveness skills, which I needed to teach her, I assumed she had some definite, unconscious, purpose for not fighting back when under attack. To find that purpose, I guided her into imagining fighting back in various bold ways.
ISSN:1535-573X