Where Am I Going What Will I See?

On Psychology - Now it can be told. Yes I graduated school last week. I am a counselor specializing in addiction. WOW can it be real? So what is the Psychology thing? Why do folks react to it as though it were mythology? Why does Tom Cruise hate psychology and psychotherapy? Why are many people so afraid of improving their mental health? BIG QUESTIONS!!!!!
On mythology I think most people naturally want to find the easiest way out of life's challenges. In basic Psych it is called the pleasure principal. Gotta love that Freud guy. Tom Cruise hates Psychology because he is a CONTROL addict. It is easier to go for the mythology thing (Scientology) than to take a long cold look in a non distorted mirror. My theory is that he has/had deeply rooted shame over something he was hiding (gay maybe?) (drugs perhaps) (the short guy thing)? Only Mr. Cruise knows for sure. Whatever helped him out I am glad he found out and took his place. He is a master at what he does and we tend to get what we deserve in this life. The caveat is that all or nothing thinking it is a two edged sword. I love the Mission Impossibles and certain other TC movies. Anyone that has worked on TV/film can tell you it is a hard hard taxing job. My question is always would Mr. Cruise and others like him have made it if they were not born beautiful? What if TC and/or Mr. Kucher were born average looking or had lost their hair early on? What if they had gotten facialy scarred? It is something to think about. Check out Vanilla Sky for clues.
Why improve mental health? Because it means that you will be trying to replace toxic thinking, feeling, behaviors with healthier outlooks. The only issue is are you ready to give up your negative powers? It is hard. Brhavior is perhaps the most difficult thing to change in this world. My beloved friend Art Lederman who has transitioned out of this dimension used to say "when we get into a rut we want to furnish it".
The bottom line is that Psyc is risky. However, in exchange for giving up many toxic ideas which have you trapped in circular thinking you will have the opportunity to expand your horizons without bringing yourself and those around you down. It is a really good thing. If you do not like the results you can have your misery refunded. After all Psychology is a clinical science. It is not as cut and dry as hard sciences such as physics. However it all can be explained away with a little open minded reading and looking into the various perspectives of the masters, Freud, Maslow, Skinner, Jung and so on and so on. Sciences that are cut and dry appeal to the pleasure principal in all of us. Psychology has many faces, shading and walls to address. Lives have been improved, lives have been saved but on the same hand many have been lost. It is a multi faceted discipline. It takes a lot of courage so whatever path you go down to enlightenment turn over those stones. If you find a scorpion under it, do not run. Sit down and have a chat with the guy. Good luck and my best intentions are with you.
Yours, Rick