こんにちは!
Hello again!
My schedule has been crazy for last couple of days due to work, and I was not able to update this blog. If you checked this site while I was silent, I am so sorry!
I asked my American colleague who's currently visiting Tokyo to purchace 2 books in the US and bring them to Japan.
I could not find many books related to my research, so it was a great help, however, it seems to be quite challenging for me to finish up reading them as they are very thick like dictionaries.
ここ数日、ビックリするくらい仕事が忙しく、ブログをだいぶお休みしてしまいました。チェックして下さっていた方、ごめんなさい!
現在来日中のアメリカ人の同僚に、日本に来る際にアメリカから本を2冊買ったきて欲しいとお願いしました。
日本にはなかなか文献がないので大変助かりました!でも辞書みたいな厚さの原書を読み込むのは一苦労ですね…。
さて、今日はセラピーやカウンセリングが私たち日本人にどう受け止められているかについて、触れたいと思います。
以前に比べると、カウンセリングを受ける方たちはだいぶ増えたのではないかと思いますが、欧米と比べるとまだまだ浸透には程遠いのではないでしょうか。特に仕事ではなく、プライベートの相談ごとはなかなかハードルが高いようです。
私がインタビュー等を通してもらったコメントを一部紹介します。
- 相談はしてみたい。でも「セラピー」とか「カウンセリング」といった名称自体を変えて欲しい…行くとなると、どうしても自分がルーザー(負け犬)のように感じてしまう。
- パートナーが自分のことをどう考えているのかは知りたい。でも自分の気持ちを知られるのは怖い。
- 自分が問題の渦中にいるときは、なおさらカウンセリングに行くのに勇気がいる。
- なかなか自分でカウンセラーを探して訪ねるというのは難しい。
さて、皆さんの考えはいかがでしょうか?
風邪を引いたらお医者さんに行って診断してもらいますよね?ケガをしても早く回復するように皆治療を受けると思います。カラダのケアはするのに、なぜココロの痛みや傷をケアすることに、躊躇する人は多いのでしょうか?人は心身ともに健康であって、初めて仕事やプライベートの充実を図り、幸せな生活が送れるのではないでしょうか?悩み過ぎて袋小路から抜け出せない時って本当に辛いものです。少しでも気持ちが軽くなり、前に進んで行けるなら、助けを求めるという選択肢は間違っていないと私は思います。
次回はMFTとカップルカウンセラーの方々から、インタビューを通して伺ったコメントを紹介したいと思います。
Hello again!
My schedule has been crazy for last couple of days due to work, and I was not able to update this blog. If you checked this site while I was silent, I am so sorry!
I could not find many books related to my research, so it was a great help, however, it seems to be quite challenging for me to finish up reading them as they are very thick like dictionaries.
Well, today I would like to talk about how we, Japanese, perceive therapies and counselings.
Comparing to the past, it seems more and more people are open to go for counselling these days, but it is not very common yet like in the US or Europe. Especially going for counseling on private problems seems to be uneasy.
The followings are some of the comments I received from individuals through interviews;
- I would like to talk to the experts, however, if it is called as "therapy" or "counselling", I feel like being a loser...so I want them to be named differently.
- I would like to know how my partner thinks of me, but, I am scared if s/he finds out how I think of them.
- If I'm in the midst of the relationship problem, it requires more courage to visit therapist than usual.
- It's quite challenging to find a counsellor and visit them by myself.
When you catch a cold, you go to see your doctor for diagnosis, right? If you are injured, you would get treatment to recover soon. People would care about their physical health, but why are they heasitant to take a good care of their mental health? Both physical and mental health would help you enrich your work and life, and enable you to live a productive and happy life. If you are in trouble and cannot get out from there, you'd have a tough time. If it helps you to take off your burden and move forward, I believe "getting support" is a right choice to make.
At the next post, I would like to share some of the comments from MFT and couple counsellers that I interviewed.

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