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Published: July 26, 2021, 5 a.m.

For today's YGTG, or "You Get the Gist", I was pondering what a patient of mine said the other day. He had to struggle a bit with the idea that therapy \u2013 for him \u2013 felt a little self-indulgent. He followed quickly up by saying, \u201cI know it\u2019s because I rarely if ever focus on myself. And it feels a little odd doing it. But it\u2019s also not an easy thing to do. And most self-indulgences are that\u2026 easy things. Things that offer comfort. This definitely isn\u2019t easy.\u201d

What follows is a story about having a rock in your shoe - which I hope can stand as a metaphor for those who may not come into therapy for severe trauma or grief, depression or anxiety - but who can benefit greatly from realizing that dealing with something apparently "small" may have remarkable results.

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