2017-MAR-22-2307Hrs
I am always open to "educating" who will listen. I know that behaviour change is a process and sometimes a very long process. I am a Counselling Psychologist and Educator. To bring about behaviour change, individuals must be take through the phases of:
1. Awareness--- because we are creatures of habit, we move around just mindlessly doing what we were "trained" to do from childhood, without much thought. This is why we make the same mistakes over and over again. Bringing an individual to awareness ( or bringing the unconscious up to the conscious takes the use of certain techniques - there is resistance many times.)
2. Insight--- After "awareness" is achieved, then comes what we call the "ah ha"moment, when the individual says: "OMG!! is this why I have been feeling "stuck;" "trapped" "unhappy" "helpless" etc etc etc.
3. Knowledge--- The individual is now ready to explore his/her ability to learn new ways of thinking, doing things and ready to make choices for his/her future success/good. Again, it is all in the "techniques" used.
4. Then BOOM ---- Behaviour Change. After this is achieved though, there must be follow-up, support for a while to make sure that there is no regression which is so easy- if the on-going support is not there. It is after the change is accepted and integrated into a "new way of living" that we can say that this person is now ready to "face" what needed to be fixed" and move on.
All those ads I see on TV and speeches made "telling" people that they much change, they must do things differently etc etc, will not have any effect unless "those people" sit and face themselves in a non-judgemental, empathic setting, etc etc etc. Here ends the Introductory Lesson.
Love and Blessings all----Our Reunion is fast approaching. Really saddened to hear about Kamini.
Anna Maria Mora 70
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