In today's world, we face many challenges that can affect our emotional well-being. The rise of mental illness and stress, the impact of digital technology on our lives, and the overall speed and complexity of modern life can overwhelm us. In this context, many people wonder why they need professional help such as psychotherapy or life coaching. Here are some reasons why this support is more important than ever in today's world.
Support for mental illness
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), depression will be the second leading cause of illness worldwide by 2030. In light of these alarming statistics, it is important to recognize that mental illnesses, such as depression, anxiety, and PTSD, are serious medical conditions that require professional treatment. Psychotherapy is a science-based method that aims to treat mental disorders. Psychotherapy can help reduce symptoms of the disorders and improve quality of life.
Help with stress management
Stress is an everyday problem in today's society and can have serious effects on our physical and mental health. Long-term stress can lead to depression, anxiety, and physical illnesses such as cardiovascular disease. Life coaching is one way to reduce stress and learn better stress management strategies. A life coach can help gain new perspective and identify specific steps to improve stress management.
Helping people cope with information overload
With the rise of the Internet and social media, we have access to more information than ever before. But with this information overload, it can be difficult to distinguish fact from fiction and separate important information from irrelevant. Psychotherapy can help support us in thinking more critically and clearly to better manage information overload. A therapist can also help us identify and challenge our personal beliefs and biases.
Support for personal growth and change
Psychotherapy and life coaching are not just for people who have an acute mental illness. They can also help promote personal growth and change. A therapeutic or coaching relationship can help us improve our self-awareness and confidence, strengthen our relationships with others, and help us achieve our goals and dreams. A coach or therapist can help us reflect on our thoughts and emotions and set us on a path that will bring us more fulfillment and happiness in life.
Overall, psychotherapy and life coaching is more important than ever in today's world. In a time when mental illness and stress are ubiquitous, professional help can help improve our health and well-being. It's also worth noting that life coaching is comparable to therapy in terms of patient relationships and outcomes. Nevertheless, there is a difference between the various approaches such as mentoring, therapy or coaching. Ultimately, the support of a life coach or therapist can help us foster personal growth and change and help us live more fulfilling and happy lives.
No matter how hard a coach will try, if the coachee is not motivated enough, or not ready to commit and give everything to achieve his/her goals, the success of the process will be affected. The coachee has to work together with the coach towards established goals and has to be clear about what he/she wants to achieve. Both, the coach and the coachee have to show real commitment and effort to get to where they established together. After tens of customers I can say that there is a clear correlation between how commited customers are and the success they will achieve. I put all my heart in the process and sometimes I have sleepless nights thinking about my customers and how could I help them. This is why I have to chose very carefully the people I'm working with. Sometimes they are not prepared or they need time or therapy before they can work effectively with a coach. Or they just search for someone to talk with, which is absolutely fine. But a coaching process is something else. It can be stressful, because it involves leaving the comfort zone! It is per definition: "the purposeful improvement of performance, achieved through a planned programme of preparation." It is an amazing way to create positive change in life! ❤️
Sources
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American Psychological Association. (2021). Stress effects on the body - https://www.apa.org/topics/stress/bodyInternational Coach Federation. (2021). What is Coaching? - https://coachingfederation.org/abouthttps://www.apa.org/topics/psychotherapy/index
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/psychotherapies
