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Pattern

A sequence that repeats: cue, response, outcome — and then from the beginning again.

Term

How it shows up

Different people, the same story. Different jobs, the same feeling. When something happens a third time it is no longer coincidence — it is a pattern that is doing something for you.

What we do with it in therapy

We take the pattern apart and find the place where intervening is easiest. That is rarely at the start; most often it is somewhere in the middle, where you’re still yourself.

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Play A child's main language, and one of the most reliable indicators of how they are. Disappointment A collision between expectation and reality — unavoidable in relationships and not necessarily a sign of a mistake. Rumination The repeated turning over of the same thoughts, which looks like problem-solving but never reaches a solution.

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