Maybe it is appropriate that 2020 is a leap year, because something in my mind is pushing me to take a leap, to leave my husband and my job. To pack up my things and move to a new area. Having dreamt about this for years, the “right time” appears to have arrived. The fear […]
Counselling relationship
Trust is one way
Despite all the trust you have to put in the counsellor, they don’t have to trust you. This fact is quite difficult for me. You would only usually share parts of your true self with people who are close friends or family. Yet in the counsellor relationship, the counsellor always remains a stranger. You know […]
Antidepressants
I am fairly confident if I were to speak to my GP, tell him how I have been feeling, he would be writing the prescription before I finished saying the first few sentences. Is it the easy answer? The right answer? Is it a quick fix, like putting a plaster over it? I refuse to […]
Counsellors can let you down
I truly wished I was not in the position, where I can write about how counsellors can you let you down, but here I am. I was so hurt and let down by my counsellor. After losing my brother and being diagnosed with a heart condition I think it far to say I was an […]