A client reported experiencing a numbness she said relieved anxiety. While working to address this numbness she questioned the need to " ... touch the numbness." Although the numbness felt to her like a solution, it also left her feeling alone. Numbness is a distraction; what the observing ego yearns for is someone — or some community of generative others — to soothe the observing ego's pain.
Information can be soothing as it fills holes in our understanding of how we can become more part of the whole, more a force for generativity, and less stagnation avoidant.
Check out the support available from other professionals in our field by reaching out to the ON DEMAND opportunities for information and training on the IE-CAMFT website.
You'll find presentations/CEU opportunities available ON DEMAND on our website at ie-camft.org. Peruse our ON DEMAND LIBRARY; more offerings will be available soon. Don't delay in checking these out; while all available presentations are free of charge for members currently that will change soon!!
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I love being part of IE-CAMFT. It makes me feel that I'm part of the big picture, and that keeps me hopeful!
Warmly,
Paul Velen, MS, LMFT
Nothing done for another is wasted.
