Top Objections to Counselling & Why People Are Afraid to Seek Help

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 Top Objections to Counselling Why People Are
Afraid to Seek Help

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There can be many different reasons why people
object to counselling and are afraid to seek help
even when it can be beneficial for them. Lets
take a look at some of these objections.

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Counselling is only for the weak-minded or those
who are mentally ill. Sure, there are people
that are mentally ill and come to counselling, as
well as those that are in a depressed state.

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However, counselling is actually used more by
people facing problems in their lives, like
attempting to save their marriage with marriage
counselling.

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People also come to counselling to help them gain
more confidence in their abilities so they can
reach their personal and career objectives a
goals. In this instance, the counsellor is more
like your life coach.

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People will make fun of me for going to
counselling.First off, it is entirely up to you
whether you tell your co-workers, friends, and
family you are going to counselling. Unless you
tell them, in all likelihood, they will have no
idea you are going.

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Your counsellor provides confidentiality, so
unless you give them express permission to share
with others you are seeing them, they will not.
(Please keep in mind there are a few exceptions
to this based on legal requirements and certain
laws.)

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I can just talk to my friends or family about my
problems. It is great that you have a support
system to turn to when you have important issues
on your mind. However, your friends and family
may not always be the best people to turn to,
especially if they cannot remain objective.

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It is not uncommon for them to tell you what you
want to hear, or take your side on an issue. They
may even tell you how to solve the problem based
on what they would do or attempt to fix it
themselves. This may not have been your intention
when all you wanted was someone to just vent to
and get things off your chest.

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I went to counselling before and it did not work
for me.Chances are you were at a place in your
life where you either were not willing to
participate in your counselling or just going
through the motions to please a parent or other
family member.

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In order for counselling to be truly effective,
you need to take an active role. In addition,
there needs to be a therapeutic relationship
between your counselor and yourself where they
are responsive and actually listen to help
provide guidance.

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Counselling is only for women.Men often feel
counselling is just for women because it involves
getting in touch with you emotions and just too
touchy-feely for them. However, this is not the
case. There are numerous counselling techniques
used and can be adapted to allow you to choose
the method that best works for you and makes you
feel the most comfortable.

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Now that you have seen why these objections are
not always valid, and want to give counselling a
try, please feel free to contact me, Ellen Starr
at 416-488-3102 today to request a consultation
appointment!   Source - http//www.ellenstarrm
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