boundaries

useful tips... easier said than done.. but its a start.

identify and explore core belief (to see how it affects behavior) --> use problem solving skills/socratic reasoning

Explore Diclemente's stages of change; list down pros and cons

Using functional analysis (ABC model) to draw the cycle of events and to point out thought patterns that lead to the behaviors.

Use motivational interviewing skills

homework: thought stopping, coping cards

UNCONDITIONAL POSITIVE REGARD

makes me realize why its not advisable to have friends as clients. always wondered, can you be a friend and make-shift therapist at the same time? or are we supposed to "separate" our work and personal life?

confused

i don't know what is happening... is there a push-pull? am i allowing it to happen? am i letting my guard down? i just realize i soften easily... its my personality, i guess... need to CBT myself. what is my core belief. is there something i need to prove about myself? but i'm secure. i guess i just wish for deeper relationships? i just realized that a lot of my friendships are dwindling... or just getting more superficial.

it gets lonely sometimes...