April 4, 2018
There are aspects to counseling that the professors failed to mention during my master’s program. The most glaring omission is that if you are having a bad day, as most people do, your counselor voice will pop and ask you the same kind of questions that you typically ask clients who are dissatisfied with their own lives. Some times I just want to be pissed. Some times I just want to scream into the void. Then this dialogue pops up… Astute = counselor voice Unruly = rest of me Astute: Here are a few things you can do when you get upset: take deep breaths, go for a walk, exercise, or go spend time with a friend. Unruly: Kick rocks Astute: This behavior (pouting) isn’t conducive to solving your problem. Unruly: I need snacks… Astute: Snacking is going to cause a new host of problems. Remember what was on the Read more…