To learn how to provide psychological help to others, you need to start with yourself. Testing your own wise advice that you are ready to give people will help the consultation that you arrange for yourself to test the ability to the hard work of a psychologist.
Instruction manual
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To get started, write your problems on paper. Now imagine that someone close to you addressed them. What would you advise him? Write down everything that comes to your mind. After a while, go back to the notes and choose the best recommendations. Formulate them clearly.
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Do not limit yourself to theory. Develop for yourself simple and understandable recommendations that will be useful to others. For example, after finding out that Mozart’s music helps relieve stress, listen to it regularly and note the positive dynamics - improved sleep, the disappearance of irritation, etc.
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When dealing with your own problem, ask yourself questions that may clarify the situation. No matter how hard it is, one must face the truth, especially when difficulties are associated with such strong emotions as fear. Ask yourself what you fear when, for example, you cannot be in a room without light. Do not go away from the answer - passing through the so-called pain points will lead you to a solution to the problem.
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Be sure to look for different options for getting out of difficult circumstances, do not limit yourself to one, even if it seems to be the most correct. And if you think that there is no way out at all, do not give up. Reflect, analyze, and one day you will see that you clearly exaggerated the scale of the disaster.
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You can also try yourself in the role of a consultant by communicating in various forums where people are looking for advice on certain life circumstances. It is not worth pretending to be a psychologist - give worldly recommendations and watch the reaction to your remarks. If it is negative, in no case do not be offended. Try to find out what hurt your virtual interlocutor. Be gentle, be patient.
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Giving advice to others is a popular and completely easy task. You can master it perfectly. But the most valuable will be those recommendations that you have tested on yourself and successfully implemented.