Hi:
Well, this is my very first blog, prompted by many people who find I am a great sounding board and can really empathize with their day to day as well as long time serious problems. I am not a therapist, but approach life with common sense and the ability to really hear problems and not only relate, but try to offer some coping tips.
I know in today’s economy, professional help is not always an option and even if it was, a lot of people get discouraged along the way or don’t want to be in a group or even a one on one setting. They don’t like their “one hour” and then off on their own. Many people don’t want to hear “deal with it”, “get on with your life”, “baby steps” or all the other cliches that are not working for them. I am trying to offer a place to chat about things that are bothering you and come to be a trusted friend. Sometimes just having your problems put out there helps you to see them in a different light. It doesn’t matter what you are feeling low about, or even if you want to share good news and are not getting the response you had hoped for, I’ll be here. We all have our bad times, but sometimes we find ourselves stuck and would like someone there to understand. Those are the “grey colored glasses’ times. The times when the sun is shining, but it sure looks overcast and cloudy.
So, I’ll be here to be the friend who can listen to you, cry with you, celebrate with you, let you dump on me, all in an easy forum. AND-you never have to be face to face with me after you feel you might have shared too much and don’t want to look someone in the eye that has knowledge of your innermost feelings which might make you feel too vulnerable or just uncomfortable.
I’m always here.
R