MsBimbo
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Hello Mary, Sorry to hear about your break up. It's really tough. I remember studying about stress and seretonin levels in the brain. It seems that any stress can cause a depletion and suppression of seretoin levels in a person. It takes longer for a person to 'bounce back' without treatment. College students who had strep and were untreated took an average of 6 months to 'bounce back' to their normal study level. Those that were treated with the seretonin came back within 6 weeks. So whether the stress is from realizing a loss of a dream, a loss of a loved one (divorce, death, break-up) moving home, illness, or whatever -stress is stress and severely depletes that necessary hormone we need to function properly. The milder doses help but do not control one's responses to life. Choosing a counselor. Hummmm. How about asking some folks in whom you have some trust? Perhaps they could steer you to someone or an organization which can help you find someone. You'll know immediately, if the person you choose is someone with whom you may be comfy! A good counselor will not tell you what to do. A good counselor will help you sound out your thoughts, beliefs, concerns, pros and cons and leave it up to you to make your decisions. I like to think of a good counselor like another person who comes along side and helps me untangle a ball of yarn by holding certain pieces of yarn loops and tangles, while I am the active one who runs the yarn thread through and around the tangles to free it and re-roll it. When we talk ourselves into an understanding or have an epiphany because of it, we empower ourselves to function better on our own. Good Blessings to you in your journey. I hope you find a counselor you are happy with. Let us know -o.k.? Hugs! msbimbo MsBimbo |
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