Intro Path 02:
SkyVillage Is Not
Mental Health Care
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OK, my new friend, before we begin our journey together, there's something that we have to discuss.
As you will discover, SkyVillage is a coaching resource. More specifically, it is a life and career coaching resource.
SkyVillage is not mental health counseling, nor is it therapy. Working with SkyVillage will not address or relieve mental health issues. SkyVillage is intended for use by folks who are mentally healthy.
I am not a qualified therapist. I am not a psychiatrist, nor a psychologist, nor a licensed clinical social worker. If I were any of these things, I would not be offering assistance in the form of an interactive website.
I do not know the precise distinction between someone who needs mental health counseling, and someone who is healthy enough to profitably utilize this coaching resource. However, I have discovered a website that appears authoritative (click here to access) that lists ten situations in which you would benefit from therapy.
Here's the list:
1. Your eating and sleeping habits have changed. Either you’re getting too much or not enough of either. Either can be detrimental.
2. You no longer enjoy the things that you used to. Maybe you aren’t so zen in yoga class anymore and start skipping them. Or Sunday tee-time just isn’t giving you the joy it did before.
3. Your emotions are turned up to 12! Find yourself crying in the bathroom at work (more than usual)? Or instead of just murmuring curse words at the driver who cut you off, you actually try to start a fight with them.
4. Social situations are a no go. You don’t want your friends to stop inviting you to get-togethers, but every RSVP is left unchecked.
5. Unhealthy habits are becoming problematic. We automatically think of drinking and drug use when this comes up. But this could also involve excessive shopping, excessive dieting, risky behaviors, etc.
6. Your relationships aren’t being nurtured. Arguments with your spouse. Snapping at your children. Ignoring your friend’s phone calls and texts.
7. Something horrible happened. You’ve experienced a trauma that has shaken you to your core. Trauma isn’t just for combat soldiers. A car accident, affair, loss of a loved one, or anything you feel is traumatic – is trauma.
8. You’re unsure of who you are. Understanding ourselves better can help us break maladaptive patterns of behavior or allow us to give ourselves more grace.
9. Your support network is diminished or nonexistent. Everyone needs someone to talk to and process with. Therapy is a great place to receive the validation and support that you deserve.
10. Nothing else has helped. You’ve tried exercising. You’ve tried meditation. You even tried reading that crazy self-help book your Aunt recommended. But, nothing seems to give you relief.
If you recognize yourself in this list, or if you otherwise think that you are in a phase of your life in which you are not mentally healthy, then SkyVillage is not for you.
Instead, I urge you to seek the assistance of a qualified mental health care professional. There are many resources on the internet that can help you find care. Try searching "mental health professionals near me" or similar search words using your preferred search engine.
Even though we've just been introduced, I care about you, and if you are having trouble, then, please, get help, and get better.
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