Basically subject. Counselors are there to be paid to listen to all the embarrassing/relationship damaging thoughts and feelings that your “real” friends ought to bear, but didn’t want to.
Basically subject. Counselors are there to be paid to listen to all the embarrassing/relationship damaging thoughts and feelings that your “real” friends ought to bear, but didn’t want to.
A good counselor is able to rationally lead you to recognize things about yourself your friends could probably never get you to see. Counselors are professionals, they are trained to get you to see things from a new perspective and grow emotionally.
In the same way you wouldn’t go to your friend for your open heart surgery. Counselors are providing professional emotional help that is different than the emotional support your friend gives. Both are important in different ways. I was very skeptical of counseling until I did it and found it very productive.