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Not Simple Paths

Here it is, the twist. The opposition. The thought that challenges the Desire to become a psychotherapist.

All because I read posts from some Russian school of psychologists. Everything seems fine, but there's even more about where to find clients, how to do marketing, some typical answers and schemes. In my world, all of this was imagined differently. More sacred, delicate, significant.

I anticipate how complicated this path can be. How diverse people are. How powerless a therapist and even the individual themselves can be. And probably, one will need to come to terms with this powerlessness. Clinging to the remnants of meaningful gems in every person.

Who Will Help Them?

What inspires me to study to become a psychotherapist? A desire to assist my close ones and friends in their pain and senselessness. In their searches and queries. However, becoming a psychotherapist, I won't be able to help them, because one can only be a psychotherapist to those with whom they don't have relationships outside of that professional context.

So, I'm left to help other people, dreaming that there will be someone in this world who will assist my close ones.

P.S.: Although there are topics that I'd like to explore and present from my perspective in the form of articles or videos:

  • Building a family
  • Relationships with a wife
  • Relationships with children

Attempting to understand and accept oneself and another in these relationships seems to me the most important aspects of life.

With respect to others' Meanings

When I began my new AR activity, I formulated the goal as: to help other people in realizing their purposes and desires. One of the important criteria was a person's understanding of the meaning of their life, the purpose of their activity. Being around such people and talking to them brought me great joy. It inspired me. This way, I was connected to genuine meanings, even if they weren't mine, even if I didn't share all those meanings.

Now, having slightly uncovered a handful of my deep Desires (meanings), I've started to view others' Desires a bit differently. I better realize how they differ from mine. But this is where subjectivity matters. My meaning is solely mine. But with these people, what unites me is the importance of purpose in life, and the work of exploring the meaning of one's life.

Thank you for being together. With respect to your meanings!