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<blockquote data-quote="gennepher" data-source="post: 2106115" data-attributes="member: 238814"><p>The bike has been done.</p><p>That’s the main thing. And you have MOT.</p><p>So you can ride.</p><p></p><p>You can always learn to do that maintenance stuff for another time.</p><p></p><p>The counselling. It is good you reached out. Nothing wrong in that. You can decide how you feel about it once it starts.</p><p></p><p>For me, well I went weekly for a year, about 20 years ago when my brother killed himself. Doctor said I had to go. The counselling opened up a whole other can of worms about my past, and like Alf said, the counsellor needed counselling herself each week afterwards...</p><p></p><p>In the end I called a halt. But I did go for a year. I can still recall the sessions. And I talked about stuff I had never talked about before. It was valuable that I stopped locking things away in my mind, and throwing away the key.</p><p></p><p>It doesn’t upset me to talk about the fact I went for counselling. I am fine about that. In fact I went on to further education after it (I didn’t have an education as a child because of my deafness, I wasn’t teachable). Got GCSE’s A levels then other qualifications, and degree in Psychology. I had to do them long distance learning because I cannot hear or cope in a classroom situation. What I was doing was trying to still find out about myself, and the rubbish in my life (although you are told not to do Psychology for that reason).</p><p></p><p>I am still searching and do various free online courses now, and other stuff. I don’t think that search will ever stop, at least it won’t for me.</p><p></p><p>I hope I have not spoken too much about me. But what I am trying to say and explain, is the counselling will probably open up new thoughts and ideas and new avenues for you, and another way of viewing things. Life is a journey. Things change and alter all the the time.</p><p></p><p>And go for a good ride on your bike first...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gennepher, post: 2106115, member: 238814"] The bike has been done. That’s the main thing. And you have MOT. So you can ride. You can always learn to do that maintenance stuff for another time. The counselling. It is good you reached out. Nothing wrong in that. You can decide how you feel about it once it starts. For me, well I went weekly for a year, about 20 years ago when my brother killed himself. Doctor said I had to go. The counselling opened up a whole other can of worms about my past, and like Alf said, the counsellor needed counselling herself each week afterwards... In the end I called a halt. But I did go for a year. I can still recall the sessions. And I talked about stuff I had never talked about before. It was valuable that I stopped locking things away in my mind, and throwing away the key. It doesn’t upset me to talk about the fact I went for counselling. I am fine about that. In fact I went on to further education after it (I didn’t have an education as a child because of my deafness, I wasn’t teachable). Got GCSE’s A levels then other qualifications, and degree in Psychology. I had to do them long distance learning because I cannot hear or cope in a classroom situation. What I was doing was trying to still find out about myself, and the rubbish in my life (although you are told not to do Psychology for that reason). I am still searching and do various free online courses now, and other stuff. I don’t think that search will ever stop, at least it won’t for me. I hope I have not spoken too much about me. But what I am trying to say and explain, is the counselling will probably open up new thoughts and ideas and new avenues for you, and another way of viewing things. Life is a journey. Things change and alter all the the time. And go for a good ride on your bike first... [/QUOTE]
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