We know what we can do when we feel that we need expert support for our own spiritual well-being. But what can we do when we realize that someone we love or close to us needs this? Especially if he is not aware of his needs, ignores them, or considers getting support as a weakness, etc. If so, what can we do?
Volunteering is essential in therapies. The path to be taken with a client who does not come to the therapy room voluntarily is difficult and often does not progress.
We have no chance of overcoming anyone's difficulty for them, and at this point we can only help the person who needs support to realize that they need to go to therapy.
So what can you do about this?
Your first priority should be to talk to your relative about this issue. However, it is important that you have this conversation at an appropriate time and environment. This topic should not be brought up, especially at a time of tension or during a fight. It is important not to bring up the subject in front of others. It would be healthier to start this conversation at a time when you are both calm and alone.
Using I language rather than you language during the conversation, empathizing with him/her, and approaching him/her with understanding without judgment are among the things that will make this process easier. .
It will also be useful to express in appropriate language the symptoms you see near you and why they worry you. If he has any problems he tells you about, you can express them to him and state that you think it would be beneficial for him to see a therapist at this point.
It would also be useful to inform your relative about going to a psychologist. Going to a psychologist is a sign of weakness etc. Express that he has no symptoms and that the therapist will not judge him. During this process, you can also provide information about the expert he will meet with and help him get to know him. Or you can do expert research together and encourage him to make his own choice.
It would be healthy not to force anyone during this entire process and to leave them alone with their own thoughts for a while. Most importantly, you will confront the therapist by telling him that you are going somewhere else. You must not play games and never deceive him.
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