I became a member of a process-oriented therapy group without really knowing anything about these groups. If you know something about process groups, then you’ll recognize that this would make a good premise for a skit on <i>Saturday Night Live</i>. If you don’t know about these groups, then you’re probably as confused as I was that first night. “Process,” of course, is therapy-speak for your present emotional experience. If you’re in a process group, you and the other group members are expected to talk about your respective present emotional experiences. It’s inevitable that you’ll sometimes talk about the past or the future, but your goal is to stay in the present. And yes, telling a group of strangers your innermost feelings is as awkward as it sounds. If you acted this way in everyday life, people would unfriend you on social media and make a point to cross the street when they saw you coming. In a process group, however, this behavior is not just tolerated but demanded
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