Friday 13 July 2018

By Charles Murphy


Humanity likes to think that it can exert control over the natural world. Now, to some extent, this is true. Humankind is able to remake the world into something more comfortable to them. But there are some things that do not lend themselves well to human manipulation. Things like grief, addiction, and other such maladies. While some of those things can be controlled, the fact is that help will be needed. Which is why group therapy Colorado is a thing.

Therapy is talking. That is what it is. It is speaking to a professional, opening up about anything and everything of bother, and then maybe the therapist will offer a solution. Then maybe the problem that drove a person to therapy in the first place can get itself solved.

Group therapy is slightly different. People still talk and candor is still important. But instead of talking to a single therapist, they talk to each other, under the supervision of someone who has been through what they have, who understands their pain, their anguish, their grief, all of that.

Now, the reason to choose this type of help are varied. One of the most common is alcoholism, that would be an addiction to alcoholic beverages. Make no mistake about, this one of the most common addictions today, and it can destroy lives.

But as potent as alcohol is, it is way out of its weight class when compared to some illicit drugs. Drugs can utterly wreck a life, to a much greater extent that anything else. While alcoholics may still be able to have some semblance of functionality in society, a drug addict may become so obsessed with their high that everything else becomes irrelevant to them.

But it is not just addiction that may make a person seek out group therapy. Grief can too. Human beings are social animals, empathetic. Being around empathy can lighten the load, so to speak. While grief can take time to go away, if at all, being around individuals who understand the specific brand of pain being felt can do a lot to take the edge off. So can seeing someone who has gotten through. It does good to see someone who has made it to the other side.

Speaking of similar circumstances, soldiers go through war. It is one of the most intense, nail biting experiences that will ever happen to a person. But since militaries tend to be made up of more than just a single soldier, this means that many of them will know what each other has gone through, know how hard certain moments stick to the psyche.

While it is true that opening up and speaking out is the main goal, that is not all that is done. This is because there are some things that may be better left unsaid, or at least better expressed through other mediums. Plus, not everyone is going to be comfortable with vocal expression.

The thing about life is that it can be rather difficult. But when difficulties arise, there will be nothing to do but to get through them. There are ways to do that, to move forward. It is all about taking one single step.




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