Today we had this class activity that we had to use our therapeutic voice to say something good that happened in the week. I mentioned the present I got from Paris and it led the whole class to sing happy birthday to me. lol.

Counselling is really exhausting work. Mentally exhausting. You have to keep thinking and thinking when the client is talking to you, and at the same time catching the important parts of what they're saying.

I'm no good at it and I'm starting to doubt my ability to become a counsellor. Imagine listening to someone complain or talk about their problems for the whole day. I mean, sure you have to be irritable. Everyone's unloading their burdens on you. Its no wonder counsellors need to go to regular therapy to prevent depression.

I wonder how my lecturer manage to have such a good desposition. And she is sooo good at it. She picks up the important points and summarizes it all too easily. And she's young, like 30 odd.

She sees like 4 clients in one day. And you have to remember every client's story. You have to listen very carefully and pick out exactly what the client is feeling / trying to say.

And all this is only stage 1 of counselling, which is building Relationship with the client, gaining their trust. There's still 2 more stages, Realization and Responsibility.

OMGGG.... Feeling so screwed now.. Assignment due in one week.. And I duno wth is DSM - IV..

Lol k nvm I told Dave my feelings then he cheered me up.. Lol...