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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For issues brought out in a marriage, I'd be more inclined to see someone of a relational/interpersonal bent.  It helped me.[/quote]

I did CBT, and I found it extremely helpful - and I disagree with the quoted PP.  Being able to be in a good relationship with others requires having a good relationship with yourself and having your own issues more or less under control.  The issues "come out" in marriage because the marriage introduces emotional demands/stresses on people and people's issues come to the surface.  Often the SO isn't really the one with issues, nor is the "relationship" the issue - it's one party (or frequently both) having issues which make them dysfunctional in a relationship.  The proof of this is that they have the same issues, over and over, no matter who they are in a relationship with.

I had some issues and patterns I was repeating quite a bit (often with partners who had complimentary issues), and CBT helped enormously.  [/quote]

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