psychotherapy [Theme]

Narrative therapy is a way to practice interculturality and the art of translation in a particular person's territory.

Yesterday, two patients came to my appointment, literally half an hour apart. The first has a seriously ill husband, her son is in prison, her daughter is pregnant by no one knows who, and she herself was fired from her job. And the husband promised to give another woman a Mercedes, but gave an Audi. So, both of them have a depressive disorder, loss of interest in life, suicidal tendencies. Believe me, people sometimes worry about such garbage, I tell you like any psychologist.

What makes psychotherapy a real challenge is that it forces people to look at themselves from a perspective they would normally choose to ignore. The therapist will bring you a mirror with maximum sympathy, but it is the patient who decides to peer into the reflection, to consider all the details with the words: Wow,

Over time, I realized that therapy is not so much soul-searching in a psychologist's office, but rather developing useful skills, and more importantly, putting them into practice. So on Saturday I ran a few miles again.

“Like an acorn becomes a big oak…” What an amazingly liberating and inspiring image! He forever changed my approach to psychotherapy, offering a new vision: my task is to remove the obstacles blocking the path of patients. I don't have to do all the work myself; I am not obligated to inspire the patient with a desire to develop, to invest in him curiosity, will, striving for life, caring, loyalty, or any of the myriad characteristics that make us human. No, my task is to identify and remove obstacles. Everything else, I thought, would follow automatically, spurred on by the drive and forces of self-actualization within the patient.

- Isn't it related to how we perceive this reality? For example, what is truth? Is it something we can only be aware of with 5 senses? I think not. The internal wounds of a person are also real. But usually, we are hurt by those closest to us. Consequently, the wound that the closest person inflicted on us cannot be healed by another person. That's why I don't believe in therapy.

I had to dig deep into the ground, in the mud, in my past. Then fill everything with tears and shake the sky with a furious roar. Be frightened by the fiery lightning in your own heart and then admire them. And then the sun suddenly shone in me. It did not go in any more, my dear, it didn’t go in any more.

People suffer, but they are afraid to understand their suffering. Whereas one must dive into this torment, into this fire of purification.

After we have found the harm and found out its causes, the wound needs to be thoroughly cleaned.

- When my mother died, I was angry all the time. The doctor advised to take out the anger on the pillow. So I kneaded it every night for months. But in the end it was the conversation that helped.

- Come on. I am not criticizing your profession, but I am not sure that talking can heal everyone.

I have heard many times that “time heals”, but only now I understand what a lie it is. Time does not heal. Treat with psychotherapy, rest, work, books. Love. Time ... time only takes away those we love.

way. He carried out his plan. And in fact, he pulled himself out of the swamp himself, and the doctor was only a lever.

Each of us has his spell, but hardly will solve it, it melts. And comes the clarity and lightness of being that we where not only searched, but did not dare to go to the most terrible and dark world - a world of destructive and looped behaviours of our past, of our ancestors, their fears, mistakes and secrets.
Yes, you have to dig in the ground with worms, to dig something old and put something new. But who is digging in the ground, and gets results.