Saturday, March 15, 2014


  Gestalt , transactional analysis, cognitive , analytical and tutti quanti ... Modern psychology offers a multitude of approaches to help us heal our ailments of the soul. But should we absolutely lead on the couch of a shrink to solve its problems ?

  A shot of blues? Quickly to the shrink ! In our time, the slightest melancholy must be analyzed and treated. Ditto break that puts us in all our states or grief that extends beyond six months " regulatory ". The pursuit of happiness , ideally permanent , pushes many to lead on the couch.

  In order to do away with psy, published in 1996 by Editions BorĂ©al , psychologist Michel Trudeau wrote: " The alternation of well-being and discomfort is the basis of the energy to be . Want to turn everything into joy and harmony is to deny the right to be temporarily insane , a right that is good . A company that has this goal mass produced anguished perfection, perverse mental cleanliness, obsessed with the "black bibitte . '" The book may well have been published 15 years ago , its purpose , which denounces the influence of the " psy ideology" on our society and our lives , has not aged a bit . " We live in a society that blames psychologizing the individual when he is not well , yet says Michel Trudeau. Yet, it is normal to experience a time of year or another , a wave depression. That does not necessarily mean that one is ill. "

  Feeding her inner child chicken broth for the soul. 

  In addition to being obsessed with black bibitte , we would like to be perfect. But to get there must still manage emotions and stress , working torque and listen to his inner child while distrusting manipulators , as we know , are among us. Then consults ... But why?

  "Our needs are exacerbated by advertising and marketing, advance Trudeau. It applies to goods but also to psychotherapy . " Basically, we consult the psychiatrist for the same reasons they go to the gym or we resort to cosmetic surgery : " The media are an ideal of perfection. Many people think they have an evil untapped potential . They are told that if they do not feel very well in their lives, it may be because they do not know or that there was in them something bad they do not have yet identified which prevents access to happiness. That said, the psychologist continues , if people choose to respond to this social pressure and by visiting the subjective feel better about themselves , why not? " .

Shrink or not shrink?

  It is sometimes unnecessary to reach in the office of a shrink, it remains in the presence of major depression or an incapacitating problem, it is essential to consult . Station and the many charlatans who offer miracles methods. It is better to use a health professional , psychologist, psychiatrist or physician member of a recognized professional association. If you choose to use the services of a psychotherapist - a title that is still not protected in Quebec but which should be as soon as the bill passed in June 21 come into force - it is better to s ensure that it has received appropriate training and that is also part of a professional association. " At first , advises Michel Trudeau, must determine his psychiatrist why you want to make a move . Moreover, it is often at the stage where we know if we are dealing with a qualified professional. In the same way that a doctor does not want the patient has cancer , a good therapist should be mandated to hope that we did not need it ... ".

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