What are the misunderstandings about psychological counseling?

I believe that there are people with mental illness around us. Some symptoms may be mild, while others may be more serious. These people often want to consult a psychologist because of such mental illness, but most people are resistant to this kind of treatment, and even become dependent on him once they consult a psychologist. So what are the misunderstandings about psychological counseling? Let me show you about it today.

1Psychological consultation ≠ asking for advice or imparting good strategies for dealing with problems

People may only think of seeking psychological counseling when they have psychological problems, but most psychological problems cannot be solved by simple preaching. For those seeking help, they believe that psychological counseling is for the counselor to help them come up with ideas for solving the problems, and they require good solutions to the problems as soon as possible. However, most of the problems are social and psychological problems, and each problem has a variety of treatment methods. Different personalities and thinking and behavior patterns will have different thinking tendencies. Therefore, different people will see different methods. What seems to be the right method to the counselor may not be suitable for the client.

2Psychological counseling ≠ sympathy + experience.

Many visitors, especially those who call by phone, ask the counselor to have encountered and dealt with the problems they have (it seems that they will only feel relieved if the counselor answers yes). Only in this way can the counselor sympathize with and understand them. It is human nature to require psychological counselors to be well-rounded and well-informed (it does not rule out the possibility that the client may be suspicious and have not yet realized this character trait), but there is no need to require that the counselor have had similar experiences. Regardless of whether or not a counselor has similar experiences, they will be treated with great sympathy. Just as a midwife's gentle movements are not necessarily learned from experiencing childbirth.

3Psychological consultation ≠ mental illness, dishonorable, dishonorable

Psychologists have done statistics and found that 26.3% of those who come to psychological clinics for consultation meet the diagnostic criteria for severe mental illness. Some people also think that seeing a psychological counselor is shameful and indecent, and often come to the psychological clinic secretly for fear of being discovered. In fact, in some countries, people's understanding of psychological counseling is exactly the opposite of ours.

Through the above introduction, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of the misunderstandings of psychological counseling. In fact, we must not only control ourselves, but also go to regular medical institutions when looking for a psychological counselor. Instead of trusting others and seeking consultation from a psychologist in a small clinic. This will more easily aggravate your condition.