A few months ago, I went to a therapist because I felt that my marriage was in problems. The therapist gave me  a three page writing pad. On the first page, he told me to complete in writing  the following statement:

“ I am coming to see you in order to………………………..

After I finished writing on the first page, he told me to open the next page. He told me to complete the sentence with a statement that is totally opposite of the first one I had made.

After I finished with the second statement, he told me to go to the next page and complete the same statement but with another reason for coming to see him