Couples Therapy Exercises For Trust
There are many different general types of couples therapy exercises, but the drills a couple does together for trust are probably the most important. A couple needs to trust one another before they can truly love each other freely. Trust building work is important and may take a little time, but it will be worth it.
There is the trust fall exercise that people have seen demonstrated many times on television. This is a serious drill for allowing an individual to fall into the arms of her partner and feel taken care of, to feel that her partner will be there for her. There should be no fooling around when doing this drill and each person should take a turn being the catcher and the falling person.
Another good trust game for a couple is the mirrored conversation. This is an easy thing to do and should be done anytime there is communication but especially when something is wrong between the couple. The man may say to the woman, you work too much. The woman would then say something like, what I hear you say is that I work too much. You are avoiding the 'you' phrase or accusing way of putting things.
The forgiveness game is a way to forgive yourself for the way you have behaved within your union. You each sit down and write a letter to yourself and forgive yourself. It is a reminder that bad behavior is over and what has happened in the past should stay in the past. Allow yourself to move on.
The moving forward contract is an exercise in commitment. With this, a couple each writes down three to five things that they will do to make the union stronger. They each need to write the same amount. Then each person reads out loud to the other their plan. After that, each person signs the others paper as a contract to commitment and trying.
Couples therapy exercises for more togetherness will help a couple realize that they are two individuals but that they are also part of a team. Creating time for one another is an important part of being part of a union. In addition, creating activities you both can do together will help bring the two of you together for the long haul.
There is the trust fall exercise that people have seen demonstrated many times on television. This is a serious drill for allowing an individual to fall into the arms of her partner and feel taken care of, to feel that her partner will be there for her. There should be no fooling around when doing this drill and each person should take a turn being the catcher and the falling person.
Another good trust game for a couple is the mirrored conversation. This is an easy thing to do and should be done anytime there is communication but especially when something is wrong between the couple. The man may say to the woman, you work too much. The woman would then say something like, what I hear you say is that I work too much. You are avoiding the 'you' phrase or accusing way of putting things.
The forgiveness game is a way to forgive yourself for the way you have behaved within your union. You each sit down and write a letter to yourself and forgive yourself. It is a reminder that bad behavior is over and what has happened in the past should stay in the past. Allow yourself to move on.
The moving forward contract is an exercise in commitment. With this, a couple each writes down three to five things that they will do to make the union stronger. They each need to write the same amount. Then each person reads out loud to the other their plan. After that, each person signs the others paper as a contract to commitment and trying.
Couples therapy exercises for more togetherness will help a couple realize that they are two individuals but that they are also part of a team. Creating time for one another is an important part of being part of a union. In addition, creating activities you both can do together will help bring the two of you together for the long haul.
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