While it’s important to talk it’s just as important to find someone who will listen. When both are put together they make one of the most significant weapons in the fight against mental illness.
When we refuse to acknowledge our emotions and insist on packing away our problems we are contributing to a growing weight which could eventually bring us down.
But thoughts and ideas rattling around inside our heads can find a different place and significance when exposed to the clarity of conversation.
When we put fearful or challenging images into words their power is stripped away. By speaking out we can talk our way through.
The good news is that there are people who will listen…people who are on the same journey…people who care and who are willing to work to find answers.
Never underestimate the value of the spoken word. It could be an expression of opinion or it could be a cry for help. Either way it has value and meaning.
Saying something is different to speaking something just as hearing something is different to listening. The thing that makes the difference is the state of the hearts of the individuals involved. The mind and the mood need to be working in unison.
Sharing, after all, really is caring. And we are all worth the effort.
Gary Bentley Counselling 