Sunday, June 5, 2011

Student T.D. in his own words about Expedition Therapy

Not Change... More Awareness.

My Expedition Therapy experience is about many things and change is not what we do. My therapist and instructors do not try and change me as a person, it's more about me becoming aware. They allow you to see the reasoning behind why you do things, and why you feel the way you do. For me, I was able to become aware of my negative coping which looks like stuffing things down and suppress emotion till it built up and exploded. I became aware of this with their support and am using resources to change my behavior and resolve emotional conflicts as they arise. While this may hurt now, I may not want that pain, it is signifgently better to resolve