| Some people are simply skeptical about | | | | you will be your own enemy. Your psychological |
| psychology. Some simply do not really put trust in | | | | defenses are designed to keep out of awareness |
| people. But other people simply do not know what | | | | the things in yourself that you are afraid of. |
| kind of problems would require the help of | | | | Another complicated situation is the presence of a |
| psychology, or psychologists for that matter. So, | | | | continual dissatisfaction-and yet you cannot |
| this article can give you an idea. | | | | identify the source of that kind of frustration. |
| Okay, what would be a psychologically related | | | | Frustrations are frustrating enough, but the worse |
| problem? Broadly speaking, a problem can be | | | | kind is when you can't identify the root of your |
| seen as happening when what you do is not | | | | frustration, or even what your frustrations are. In |
| actually what you would like to be doing. Now in | | | | this case, the best approach for you and the |
| your life, if you can express this in very clear | | | | psychologist you will be consulting (and thus, you |
| terms, then the problem is already on its way for | | | | do trust) would be to focus on defining and |
| a solution. Indeed, you may not need professional | | | | identifying the problem. |
| help anymore. | | | | Professional help can quite be, well, very |
| But of course complications do exist. Maybe even | | | | expensive. The key to be learned seems easy |
| when you already identify your problem or | | | | though-it is all about knowing the problem, and |
| problems in very clear and concrete terms, | | | | defining it clearly. That is already half of the |
| something is blocking you from the good kind of | | | | solution. Even a friend can help, if you can't afford |
| change you are after. To make it more complex, | | | | professional help. Simply remind yourself to trace |
| the "block" can be out of your consciousness. This | | | | back your history clearly. You must be honest |
| is the kind of problem a good therapy can help | | | | with yourself thoroughly and without reserve. |
| solve. How? A psychologist can guide you in | | | | Because of our humanity, we tend to make |
| knowing this unconscious block-in making some | | | | illusions to hide from pain. This can complicate the |
| aspect of your unconscious, conscious for you. | | | | problem solving process. However, take courage |
| Okay, this is hard work. Because of psychological | | | | and work through this to live a richer and fuller |
| defense mechanisms, in a manner of speaking, | | | | life. |