It shocks me when I need to treat other professionals in the mental health field. I can understand working with people who have substance treatment licenses because it is a two year college degree. However I have worked on many therapists who have burned out and even a few Psychiatrists! Let's face it - we are all human. When the stress of life gets too overwhelming, even the president, I'm sure, needs some counseling.
What I like about treating these individuals is them having the mental capacity to look deep inside themselves. Not that many individuals have the mental capacity to look at oneself - only wanting a white little pill to cure what ails them. In fact, on a daily basis, I have to remind people that medication handles 50% of their problems and the other 50% needs to be worked out in therapy.
In the session today I was reminded about a great Psychological approach that was developed in the turn of the last century called Psychosynthesis. This is a spiritually based approach. Roberto Assigoli, a student of Frued's, believed man wasn't driven by sexual desires, but a desire to be whole. He believed in being created in the image of God, we had that image (blueprint) inside of us. It was taping into this blueprint that made us whole.
What keeps us not whole? Assigoli believed that when we were living in the here in now, we were whole. What pulls us out of this place is past or future thinking. The past thinking usually involves unresolved issues from our past. The future thinking involves us feeling so unsafe that we have to plot our every move. How long can you stay present in the here and now?
I love the saying: The past is history, the future a mystery, but now is a gift and that is why it is called the present."
As we remain in our blueprint, connected to God and amazing experience results. I call it "THE BUZZ". Ever feel it? How often have you felt connected to Our Creator? The opportunity is to allow the buzz remain and expand. How long can you hold on to it?
May you all have great mental health.
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