#TherapyThursday

Let's talk therapy methods today for our #TherapyThursday. I think it's pretty accurate to say that there are only about a *gazillion* methods in existence. So what's a person to do? How does one know what kind of therapy they need? Best thing to do is to go visit a psychiatrist who is knowledgeable of the various therapies - maybe not all *gazillion* but probably one to help you.

Most recently I've done a method of cognitive behavioral therapy that includes EMDR. I have found it very helpful for getting unstuck on things that kept snagging me. You'll find CBT and EMDR listed in the links I've included below, along with other therapy options. Educate yourself!

The A-Z of Therapy Methods

Types of talking therapies and their purposes and beliefs that create them

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More bang for your buck

This phrase was used a lot in 1953 but an earlier citation puts it at 1940 in a Metals and Plastics Publications advertisement. Read about it here . The phrase means you get more for your money.

Call it a Day

The literal use of this phrase hails from 1838 when the phrase originally was "call it half a day" to mean leaving work early. (source) The modern use of the phrase is to indicate ending something due to false sense of accomplishment.

Butter someone up

There are two probable origins for this idiom and I think both are equally plausible. The first one is that when you spread butter on bread you are buttering it up like one would do when trying to flatter someone. The second is in ancient India there was a practice of throwing balls of butter at statues to ask for favor, i.e. buttering them up. ( source ) When we use the phrase today we generally mean that extreme flattery is used to gain information or favor. It's not always necessarily a compliment.

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