# Counselling See [[counselling log]] and [[walk in counselling]] and [[couples counselling]] [[2024-03-27 - Session with Tammy]] ## Retrospective - Counselling is not a tool that I have been quick to. - I have generally found counselling helpful. - I have had mixed results with counselling. - It was always worth trying. ## Advice re: counseling - Have a clear goal... - [[Goals for counselling]] - Be clear on what it can and cannot help... - ## So you are getting counseling... ## What should I counsellor know about me in order to effectively help? - My patterns - ## Reasons I've avoided counseling... - I say... "I am doing coaching" - I think... "I'm already doing couples counseling" - I can't imagine how they could help - I can't figure out how to present the problems I've been facing ## Questions Councillors will want to know... - Diet = - Sleep = Solid, about 8 hours - Exercise = Solid - - Issues = ## Issues - [[Depression - the fog]] - [[anxiety]] & [[panic]] - [[ADHD]] - [[excuses]] - [[pain]] (less and less of an issue over time) ## [[caution is advised]] - people including counselors tend to [[projection|project]] - you are [[suggestibility|suggestable]] - - [[I am overcomplicating this]], [[Occam's razor]] suggests that solutions might not need intense intervention