My Aid in Life January 6th , 2011 felt like the end but it was a new beginning. This was the day that my parents divorced, and my mother and myself took a flight to Orlando, Florida, from Boston. The previous months were filled of heartbreak, addiction, sorrow, and secrets. Truly, I find it amazing how things can change so fast in just a short amount of time. The things I went through at that time were almost unbearable; but I can deeply thank Alex, my counselor, for all the motivation and strength truly in me. Moving to Florida changed, what felt like- almost everything to me. I left behind my father, brother, and many family members to remove ourselves from an unhealthy environment. As soon as we got to my grandmother’s house all I could
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I could see his effort in him trying to picture himself in my position, and understand the reasons causing pain in my life. He was such an understanding man, and very easy to talk to. By the end of the session we went ahead and scheduled next week’s appointment and agreed that we would meet on a weekly basis. He even gave me his personal phone number to get in touch with him if I ever just needed to talk. After that first session I felt a huge amount of relief and knew that one day at a time, he was going to help me battle this …show more content…
I noticed myself not in such of a depressive state. Every appointment with him was different as well. It wasn’t just a simple sit down and talk to get it over with type of deal. He showed me techniques on how to not let my anxiety control me, and how to catch the panic attacks before they started. One of my favorite self-absorbing moments was when he asked me to picture myself back in time where I felt the happiest. As I’m sitting there trying to remember a time where I was just in awe of being happy, I instantly picture myself sitting down on a Sunday Morning at Mary’s Diner with my father as a little girl. He would always take me every Sunday Morning. I told Alex this, and he got into plenty of further detail. Asking me questions like, “ What did you always order?” or, “Do you remember the name of the waitress you always had?”. Simple questions like these really made me feel like I was back in that moment of time, and I noticed how that’s all I focused
I could see his effort in him trying to picture himself in my position, and understand the reasons causing pain in my life. He was such an understanding man, and very easy to talk to. By the end of the session we went ahead and scheduled next week’s appointment and agreed that we would meet on a weekly basis. He even gave me his personal phone number to get in touch with him if I ever just needed to talk. After that first session I felt a huge amount of relief and knew that one day at a time, he was going to help me battle this …show more content…
I noticed myself not in such of a depressive state. Every appointment with him was different as well. It wasn’t just a simple sit down and talk to get it over with type of deal. He showed me techniques on how to not let my anxiety control me, and how to catch the panic attacks before they started. One of my favorite self-absorbing moments was when he asked me to picture myself back in time where I felt the happiest. As I’m sitting there trying to remember a time where I was just in awe of being happy, I instantly picture myself sitting down on a Sunday Morning at Mary’s Diner with my father as a little girl. He would always take me every Sunday Morning. I told Alex this, and he got into plenty of further detail. Asking me questions like, “ What did you always order?” or, “Do you remember the name of the waitress you always had?”. Simple questions like these really made me feel like I was back in that moment of time, and I noticed how that’s all I focused