Lesson: Our perception of the world is a mirror for how we're dealing with our own personal demons.
Thoughts: This has been said before in many different ways, but I wholly believe it to be true. If we are negatively judging ourselves, our thoughts, and our emotions - we will find ourselves negatively judging people we interact with, current events and novel ideas. While I have never really liked the concept of a person being a "hater," it is relevant here. A hater is someone who reacts negatively to the accomplishments of others. To be full of hate is also to be full of fear, and to be entirely full of fear is to be devoid of love and positivity. One cannot support another's accomplishments without their own personal sense of hope. To help some that we have no hope for would be an exercise in futility.
I have a belief that in counseling, we should be looking at every aspect of an individual's thought process. This often involved really digging in to some of the deepest, darkest and most closely held secrets an individual has. An individual's defenses often make it difficult to get to the dark parts. In my experience, once we can dig into those thoughts, and expose them to the air and the light in the room, they lose power over the individual's psyche. A trained professional meets those thoughts without judgment, and the individual is given permission to feel his feelings and accept his thoughts without shame or judgment - recognizing that they are just thoughts and not their individual identity. Once this happens, it is easier to look outwards and see the actions of others as positive. The more we reject in ourselves, the more we will reject in others. This can lead to depression, negativity and isolation. Accepting our darkest parts allows us to be illuminated by others.
I write psychology articles and can't seem to catch a break. Is my stuff that bad?
https://steemit.com/writing/@ianmcg/is-addiction-a-disease-debate-essay
No, I don't think it is bad at all, however you do need to consider your audience. Most people here aren't going to want to read a longer article that is heavy on scientific terms and citations. People wanna know who YOU are as a person and what your thoughts on a subject are. I think your writing is good, but that academic quality to what I read is probably part of why you aren't having more success here. I think a post like this one can get some momentum because it is short, reveals something about me personally, and provides an insight that may be useful to people. Hope that helps
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What an beautiful post and combined with a perfect mixture of.Anyway, great work. You're always pushing your limits and getting better, and I find that admirable.
Thanks, trying to find my voice here and just pushing myself to try to get something out every day.
What kind of Counseling are you into?
I tend to work with anxiety and trauma a lot, and I think anxiety woud be my niche if I had to pick, I just feel like I'm pretty effective at working with it. Thanks for asking