Could someone ever get addicted to counseling? If so, how could you treat them?
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Actually,  you could,  if your counsellor was a 25 year old buxom blond with long legs,  perfect set of teeth's,  had $34m in the bank and drove a Ferrari.
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I'm trying to guess at your real meaning of the question and what you really want to know.  I'm a therapist/counselor and I certainly don't think I'm a "wizard".  I provide advice and guidance to people but they are the ones who choose whether or not to take it.  Then they are the ones who should get credit for any changes they make in their lives - not me.  They do the hard work.
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Depending on what state you're in, the rule vary a bit.  \n\nIf she's not an immediate threat to herself or someone else, it's very hard to force someone into counseling.\n\nWhile it might be difficult, you may have to lay out the situation for her one last time, explain that you're concerned for her, but your wellbeing is just as important.  If she wants to continue to be a part of your life, she needs to seek treatment.  \n\nThis is a tough thing to do -- and even harder to stick with.\n\nYou may want to think about therapy for yourself to deal with all this if you need to cut her off (so you don't end up feeling guilty for taking care of yourself).\n\nTough place to be.  Good luck.
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I know you don't want to hear it, but GO TO A MEETING! I don't know what kind of addiction your talking about, but to get off on the "right-foot", you need to know, your not alone with your problem. You need "their support", as much as they need yours.Addiction is a pain in the ass, but it can be conquered. You have to stay clean, and build inner strength.
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I don't know much in detail\nin clinical side.\nBut there is no dearth for \ntrained counselors.\nIf you are keen, focus on it\nand develop yourself as a\nCounselor or a trainer motivator.
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you need to see a counselor, or else you are never going to get over this.
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you see this as a challenge and since you don't feel guilty you don't stop.  Its an addiction.  Not being a christian, i cant lecture you on sin, but I will say you are addicted.  In all honesty a single therapy session with a qualified doctor could work wonders.  You know you aren't supposed to do this but being forbidden, its even more appealing.  Its like your parents telling you you cant do something and that makes you want to do it more.  I can't treat that, but any good doctor could.
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consulte your counselor
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first, get a counseling degree...
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if you go to counselor with a negative approach, it will not help. have some positive thinking and faith in the counselor. to what extent it helps depends upon the capability of the counselor and willing  of the people to follow what the counselor advised
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Check with your local mental health department or department of human services to see if there is a local rehab he can go to.  He needs help.  I work in a pharmacy and I see so many people come through that are addicted.  You see it first hand and I know it is not pretty.  Get him help.  He might be mad at first but he will say thank you in the end.  Good luck!
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Some things I will agree that they can be solved if the people actually take the time to talk and think things through together. The advantage of having an experienced counselor is that they're like a guide through working out your issues. They know the traps to avoid and where certain paths lead. They can save you a couple messy break-ups and help salvage a relationship when there doesn't seem to be a shred of hope. If you two can't make it work yourselves and counselor might be able to help.
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I am almost done with my Masters degree in Counseling, so I am definitely an advocate for counselors.  They can treat the same issues that psychologists treat.  Psychologists see "patients" who are "sick."  Counselors see "clients" who are "stuck."  Be careful about going straight to a psychiatrist; they are prone to prescribe meds right off the bat.  I say try counseling before moving on to medication.\n\n\nCounselor and Therapist are sometimes interchangeable terms.  In Ohio, there are social workers, professional counselors, marriage and family therapists.  The difference is in licensure.  Any licensed mental health professional (with a Masters degree, at least) can help you with your anxiety.  Psychologists generally have PhDs, which in my experience, doesn't necessarily make them more effective.
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I am a Licensed Professional Counselor.  How can I help?
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Medications only do so much.  You need to get counseling/therapy, too.  No one can help you become enthused about anything if you don't want to.
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i know exactly how you feel hun, my husband has been doing this for years and like an idiot i've always believed he'd stop.It makes you feel worthless and very rejected....we have talked about this and decided to go for counselling to see if we can work things out. I truly believe it is like an addiction....he just can't seem to stop, he does for a while then it all starts again.....i wish you luck sweetie and hope you can sort things out x
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I read that there is a medication in the works to work on the addictive part of the brain. Right now there isn't a cure.  You can stop doing the addictive activity but it's not a cure, just restraint.  Lot's of times it turns into changing the addiction to something else. I quit drinking and now I eat too much candy even though I wasn't much of a candy person before. I also buy more scratch tickets.