Encouragement, Inspiration, and Wisdom from Professional Christian Counselors
If our understanding shifts from mental illness being classified solely as sin and we create space to think about how it may also be the result of living in a broken world with bodies that get sick and break, that would mean there needs to be a different way of responding. So how does a counselor encourage you to respond if someone talks about their mental health with you?
I wonder if people sometimes come to counseling with the same expectations I had with my seeds – immediate success. Is it possible that the expectation is to feel completely better after only a few sessions or be able to implement new coping strategies flawlessly in a short amount of time?
If you find yourself questioning whether counseling is working, spending time thinking through these questions may be a worthwhile endeavor.
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In ways, fear and anxiety are like wanting to know the 10-day forecast so that you can make plans well in advance and know what to expect. The thing about 10-day forecasts, though, is that they are rarely right. The voice of fear tells us that if we can plan out and answer all of the questions rolling around in our minds we will feel like we are in control and the stress will go away. But control is elusive – especially in light of a pandemic.
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