The Switch

Another description of how we are helping our patients, is that we are encouraging them to make the switch from negative/passive/victim to positive/active/creative.In our society most people perceive themselves as relatively powerless, life happens to them, they spend most of their time observing life (watching TV, listening to music, doing the work they are required to do) and mostly see the world as negative (other people are bad, the world is hopeless).We can help our patients to find they have power in the world, that they can have a positive effect on their life and world and become more creative and active.A major block to people making this switch is that most people feel powerless to make this change. We get trapped in the belief that we can't change our lives, that this is just how life is.When we have made the switch ourselves we are able to say with confidence to patients that the change is possible and it works. We can help our patients to see that they have more power than