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Thank you di meliora,
My T told me that I am one of his hardest working patients and I really try hard to "self improve". He told me that he has had patients that come to him to be "spoon fed" and they don't take on an "active" role. And there are also those that are "cynical" and so much so that they just assume that "nothing" will help them.
I feel that it is important to understand that "learning and keeping and open mind" is the path to healing. If someone is just going to conclude the "I am" attitude of just assuming that "I am a waste or bad person or loser" then that person has a poor chance of "overcoming". While none of us can "change" our personal history or life failures, we can take the time to look back and "learn" some of the whys. The pathway to "opening up the troubled mind" is "knowledge and understanding" along with "self forgiveness". Mental illness can truely "humble us" and we "can" learn "much" from it. However first we have to be willing to let go of the "self hate" and "self blame" that often accompanies depression as well as other mental illnesses that have depression as a symptom.
The other "disruptive and damaging" symptom is "anger" that also accompanies many mental illnesses. Again, developing and "open mind" in a way that commits to "embracing knowledge and self forgiveness" give those that struggle a pathway to letting go of "anger and frustrations".
It is, however, important to have a therapist that is a good match for the patient.
Often it is better to have a therapist that is either the same age or a bit older so that therapist will also have a better understanding of a patient's age challenges and piers.
If you are a person who doen't typically get along with "males" then it is probably better that you seek a female therapist, and visa versa.
Open Eyes
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