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Review some problems in living or unused opportunities that you feel you have managed or are managing successfully. Indicate what you might share about yourself that would help a client with a similar problem situation. That is, what might you share of yourself that would help the client move forward in the problem managing process?
Example 1: "In the past I have been an expert in feeling sorry for myself whenever I had to face any kind of difficulty. I know very well the rewards of seeing myself as victim. I used to fantasize myself as victim as a form of daydreaming or recreation. I think my clients get mired down in their problems because they let themselves feel sorry for themselves the way I did. I think I can spot this tendency in others. When I see this happening, I think I could share brief examples from own experience and then ask clients to see if what I was doing squares with what they see themselves doing now."
Example 2: "I have been addicted to a number of things in my life and I see a common in different kinds of addiction. For instance, I have been addicted to alcohol, to cigarettes, and to sleeping pills. I have also been addicted to people. By this I mean that at times in my life I have been very dependent person and I found the same kind of symptoms in dependency that I did in addiction. I know a lot about the fear of letting go and the pain of withdrawal. I think I could share some of this in ways that would not accuse of frighten clients or distract them from their own concerns."
List one area in which you feel you have something to share that might help clients who have problems in living similar to your own. Just briefly indicate the area. Then indicate what you might share. Be Concise with your Response.
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What in this area might you share, if appropriate:

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This solution discusses how a therapist may help clients who seek help for assertiveness.

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In the past I have had difficulty with assertiveness in the sense that I always said "Yes" to certain friends and family members who would frequently ask me to do them favors or to help them even if it inconvenienced me by cutting into my personal ...

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