Growing into Your Own Skin
A therapist told me, “The thirties are a time when you grow into your own skin.” and that was healing to me at the time. I had just turned 30 and was seeing her for depression and cognitive issues I was having. (people are saying … eeek, Damien is finally revealing things, well don’t get too excited, that wasn’t the half of it ;) Maybe hearing that explains the title of my blog a bit more.
At any rate, I love therapy and I have been in many therapists’ offices through the years. Words I have received from therapists have been some of the best advices I’ve ever received, even more than parents and loved ones. I know a lot of you reading this now even could benefit from a therapy session or two. If you want to discuss it further, leave your question/interest in the comments and maybe I can point you in the right direction. But back to my point: this woman told me that about the thirties and I remember thinking it was so hopeful. I felt like such a failure through my twenties about a few key things so it was like a chance to do things right: a birth so-to-speak.
Well folks, I will tell you that all I did was turn my now balding head and 39 candles were on my birthday cake. It goes fast so make it count. Being unsure of your career doesn’t go on a medical id bracelets. If you are not sure of where you are going, consider therapy … IGNORE THE STIGMA. What do you think about growing into your own skin? Are the thirties the time?
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Tags: cognitive psychology, cognitive therapy, depression, Goals, hope, shrinks, therapy, thirties issues
I haven’t hit 30 yet (1.5yrs more) but I’ll tell ya when I find out! I’m still wondering if I am in my chosen career path…
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Hey Tyler. I didn’t know you were ten years younger than me, dang! Lucky you! Figure it out man because life will whip the hell out of you if you don’t. My 2 cents! Oh, and I say that because a lot of time fear is what keeps us from changing careers and the fear should be in wasting a decade instead of making a failure (one) in life.