I will never be a Mental Health Counselor
The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love. - Hubert H. Humphrey, Jr.
Growing up, surrounded by different people in different ages, you will see different problems if you open your eyes and your heart to it.
I don't know what people see in me that they can easily tell me their problems, their stories and their hardships. It seems that they think I have something to help them financially or emotionally but for me I have nothing except listening ears.
When I was still single, married women who happened to be my workmates always shared with me their family problems, their relationship problems and before it made me think not to marry, lol because I am afraid to experience what they have experienced.
Sometimes i felt awkward while listening to their stories as married people because some of their stories, I can't relate to it but of course when I get married I understand what they are talking about.
Single friends in relationships also come to me and open up the good and bad things in their relationship. Sometimes it made me smile, laugh but also it made me angry, sad and sometimes it would make me cry.
Every time they go to me, they talk to me, they ask for some advice from me. I don't know why but I still give my best to give advice to them.
Yes I can do this to my friends, my family and people close to me but not to have this as my profession or job. I will never be a mental health counselor.
Thinking about previous experiences, I said I will never be a mental health counselor because I can't control myself.
When a friend shares how cruel her boyfriend is, I felt angry too and wanted to do something bad if I will meet that person again.
When a workmate shares about her problem with her husband I feel bad too and it seems I can't smile at him when meeting him everywhere.
I can put myself in their shoes, I can feel their pain, I can understand their feelings, and I am trying to calm or give them some advice but I felt stressed, it seems that I am the one having those problems. I can be at ease if those problems are solved.
Having listening ears to a friend, family or someone is good, it's a big help to them but I think I can't have it as a job no matter how big it pays. I might not be able to sleep well.
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It's hard to absorb those negativities. You have to be mentally and emotionally strong too.
Yes that is my greatest problem when listening others problems @bluepark but I can't also stop myself from listening to them because by doing so I can feel I helped them in simple ways.
But i believe it's your gift. To give comfort to those who need them and to be a listening ear. Not all people we can talk to.
I don't know sis. I can still be a listening ears pero di lang talaga siguro na Yun Ang trabaho ko hehehe.
Several mental health professionals do need theraies and counselling becsuse of the burn out they face. It is really not easy to be in this profession. A lot of burden on your emotional health. It is indeed a demanding job.
People with a listening ears are often loved and approached by others. Everyone has a story to tell and those who are ready yo give time to those stories get their attention.
Yes the emotional aspects of the mental health counselor is really at risk. I don't know more about this job but I just base on what I felt everytime I listen to their stories. I felt stressed too.
I don't know if we can talk one of them. What they could say.
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It's too hard to give ah advice to those have a difficult problems like family. Hirap timbangin sis kya ang hirap buhay mag asawa sa totoo lng.
Mastressed din kasi Ako sis kasi parang Ako din Yung namroblema sa problema nila.
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It's not easy to be a mental health counselor. Imagine feeling so sad hearing other people's problems and instead of proffering solutions, you are also emotional and before one knows, you can do something outside the profession. It takes a whole of patience and self-control to do this job.
Yes you're right. That's why it is not really easy for me and by chance I won't accept a job like this.
I can relate to this when someone told me a story and talaga namang kagalit galit yong ginawa nong kalaban, ay I can really feel the anger too. Baka imbes na pigilan ko yong friend ko if ever magkita sila nong gumawa ng masama sa kanya, ako pa mauna manakit din, lol.
Hahahaha sinabi mo pa, kaya nga eh di talaga pwede na maging mental health counselor Ako kasi mastressed din Ako lol.
Mahirap din yun mental health counselor ay. Kaya tamang payo na lang sa friend hehe. Mownin sis!
Ou nga eh. Isa pa na ayaw ko kasi people who knows you think that you are strong enough to face and handle your own problems.