Quote:
Originally Posted by Anne2.0
From my perspective, the investigation into self has been very worthwhile. I think there's some cultural prescription against it that may be being modeled by our (as in U.S.) government. The party in power has been resisting the investigation into corruption on many levels, including defunding the ethics office, trying to interfere with say big inquiries in the past year or so. Some people, like politicians, just get all defensive about themselves, say they don't need to change or learn anything new about themselves or how they approach things.... I'm not saying everybody needs to look at themselves or the only way to do that is through therapy, I just think that asking yourself this kind of large (resisting the impulse to say HUGE) question might be the beginning of something important, life changing, helpful. For me I would say that it brought me freedom.
|
I hadn't thought about the exploration of self from a political perspective, but it struck a chord with me. The climate affects the pull of the tide. I remember when the studies came out about menstrual cycles realigning themselves in congruence with environmental variables. Similarly, I think the political climate in the US triggers the mood of We the People. I hear so many whispered fears of vulnerability after every decision or series of tweets.
I frequently serve as a consultant on capacity hearings to decide if patients with neurocognitive disorders are capable of making their own decision to live alone, or need a guardian or a higher level of care. After our last election, I threatened to declare my own mother incompetent and put her in a home. Heh heh! THAT will teach you for saying I was never going to amount to anything!