I have been thinking a great deal lately about coping strategies and our ability to “bounce back” from stressful and traumatic experiences. I came across the quote below, which talks about the relative ability of Buddhist children to deal with such experiences and I am considering both personal applications and how this information could be applied in a therapeutic environment. Something for further thought!
” ‘In a study of children recovering from trauma following a catastrophe, [it was] found that there was a significant difference in the recovery time of children in Bangladesh who were from Buddhist communities. Children who were raised with Buddhist values recovered significantly faster from the calamity and had much less trauma than children from other cultural backgrounds. It seems due to the way they are educated, with the idea of cultivating gentleness. * * * The study of children in Bangladesh found this compassionate attitude correlates with a better faculty for recovering from stress and trauma.’” (“Destructive emotions and how we can overcome them” p 218)
I am currently writing an e-book on stress and anxiety. As anyone knows who has suffered from the intense dread and overwhelming emotions of this disorder, it can be difficult to find support from family, friends and significant others. Often the causes of one’s heightened state are undefinable (see Generalized Anxiety Disorder) and this makes it even more difficult to share one’s thoughts with those who might otherwise be able to provide emotional support. When this online resource is finished, it will include:
- a definition of stress and anxiety
- common causes of stress and anxiety
- tips for learning to recognize the onset of physical signs of anxiety
- coping strategies for dealing with this difficult emotional response
- suggested further readings on the topic
This e-book will take a number of weeks to complete, but when it is finished, it will be available on this site. If you want to find this resource here once completed, you will see a new category called “anxiety” and you can click on it to find a link to the anxiety and stress e-book. Alternatively, you can use the site search facility to search our website for this online book and other pages on this topic.
Here’s to a rekindled passion for life and love!
A counselor is a mental health care professional involved in the therapeutic relationship of counseling.
Counseling (spelled “counselling” outside of North America) involves the development of a therapeutic relationship between a counselor (also spelled “counsellor”) and a client, for the purpose of improving the life of the client. Through a number of therapeutic approaches, the counselor aides the client in understanding his or her life and choices, helps the client to make desirable behavior modifications, helps the client to deal with emotions and provides other emotional support for the life changes that the client undergoes during the counseling relationship.
The therapeutic relationship is a term used to describe a helping relationship between a counselor (therapist) and a client (patient), through which alliance there is the potential for positive change (psychological or behavioral) on the part of the client.
Please see Therapeutic Relationship.
Please see Person-Centered Therapy.
Please see Person-Centered Therapy.
