Receiving affirmation can be hard. I know that when I have pursued affirmation in my life, it never really soothed the insecure or thirsty parts of me.
But that is when we seek affirmation on our own. Affirmation that comes unexpectedly is healing and empowering.
In Psychology, there have been many tests conducted on babies to learn about attachment. Attachment is a word used for safety, security, comfort, and what we do with the safety, security, and comfort we receive.
Safe, secure, and comforting relationships draw us out, change us from the inside out, and ultimately make us brave.
In counseling, getting affirmed that you aren’t crazy, wrong, or bad is healing and empowering.
This healing changes us because it is unexpected. This empowerment comes because the situation has changed: we are not crazy, wrong, or bad anymore. We are then catapulted into new thoughts, feelings, behaviors, perspectives and so much more.
Counseling is a routine process of experiencing healing, refreshment, growth, change through processing, reviewing, taking chances, and being affirmed, which is what we all need.
Too Long/Didn’t Read: Catching affirmation will change you, especially when it is unexpected. Your relationship with yourself and others can change in counseling, which is why you should go.
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