Mental Health · by Gentle Runner · 2026-09-15

for people in therapy, do you actually do the homework right away or let it marinate first

My therapist gave me a thought log sheet and I had the immediate teenage urge to ignore it even though I literally pay to be there. Curious how other people make themselves engage without turning it into another perfection project.

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Léa Bernard · 6 likes

Voice notes helped me more than formal sheets. I told my therapist and we adapted.

Mariana Costa · 3 likes

Sometimes the resistance IS the homework, honestly.

Aoife Murphy · 2 likes

I do it badly on purpose. Otherwise I turn it into school and avoid it.

Gentle Runner · 13 likes

I really needed the "do it badly on purpose" angle, thank you.

Sofía Hernández · 0 likes

Small changes can matter way more than they look from outside.

Sanne de Vries · 1 likes

I leave it on the kitchen table so it annoys me into existing.

Avery Johnson · 1 likes

Doing it badly on purpose might be the loophole my brain needs

Daniel Kiptoo · 0 likes

If I wait for the perfect reflective mood, the worksheet dies in my bag forever.

Ethan Brooks · 1 likes

I relate to this harder than I wanted to.