Posted by Willful on September 4, 2012, at 11:17:35
In reply to Re: What psychodynamic therapy can do......., posted by Twinleaf on September 3, 2012, at 21:34:25
I can't agree more with Twinleaf and Tender, Phillipa.
Don't count out MSWs though-- even if their training isn't as intellectual as that for psychologists, they can be wonderful and helpful individuals. It isn't so much the amount of reading that someone does, or even the ability to write a research paper-- it's more a personal fit, and an ability to reach out and awaken someone's own capacities for growth and resilience.
It may take seeing quite a few people before you find the right person, but you shouldn't let that discourage you, or take it as a sign that there's no one out there for you. You may be a very particular person, and be looking for a very special response. I know I was!
but you just need to persevere, if you're that kind of person. It took me forever and many wrong starts and years to find the right person- but I didn't know that fit was so important. It's only my own experience and some of the more recent writing in the field that's begun to show this.
So you're ahead of the game. And don't count yourself out because of age! 60 is only a number- my bf's mother is 87 and has more energy and is more involved in the community and in activities than I am. She's on volunteer boards, and plays mahjong (not my cup of tea, but so what?) with friends and even goes to tournaments! So it's not too late.... while you're alive it's never too late.
So please-- the time ahead is the time that counts-- so we all, no matter how old one is, have to try to make what's to be lived the best that it can be.
Which takes effort and sometimes working against our usual patterns of response, but it all we've got--
Willful
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