I agree with the idea that the way one expresses one's self through speech, gestures, likes and dislikes among many other things depict his/her personality.
I got further evidence of this as I skimmed through the portfolios of many of my fellow members here. Just looking at the type of pieces they create and the titles they assign, we can guess a lot about the writer. Of course, the style of writing and narration gives many hints too. Thus, this makes our writing a part of who we are.
Thanks Grin 'n Bear It! for your encouragement. Yes, you are right, we can't be good at everything but we can be good at something. A little self doubt is healthy.
Thank you for such a great entry. I also believe we should be like an eagle. We also have to do the best with what we have. And with our talents. Not just live, but make every day matter. Keep on fighting, writing, and giving it all you got. You are doing great! I'm proud of you.
I saw the Catharsis: Writing to Survive Forum listed on The Hub and decided to see what it's all about and what the daily prompts were like. I'm pretty interested in joining.
I'm also a psychologist (Ph. D.) currently working in a school system. Prior to that I worked in a child and adolescent unit of a state psychiatric hospital and then an out-patient mental health center. I don't think your "self-doubt" is really such a bad thing for several reasons. People can be too self-confidant and stagnate in their professional growth. Or what you perceive as self-confidence is just an act. I have found that the people who talk a good game-- that's all it is. They can spout all the right things, but somehow that knowledge really hasn't been internalized!
Lastly, the hard truth-- and there's no way around it-- is we are ALL going to make mistakes. That's how we learn- from our mistakes, BUT you have to recognize you've made the mistake in the first place. It's how we grow, how we expand our knowledge base.
It takes ten years to become an expert in anything. Just doing something for ten years won't automatically make anyone an expert. It's a constant drive toward improving your skills which means facing your weaknesses.
Don't compare yourself to other clinicians. I know that's hard -- just like comparing yourself to other writers on this site. Trust your gut feelings. Accept that you aren't "good" at everything, but know that if you're motivated enough, willing to do the hard work, you WILL get better.
One caveat- I'll use me as an example- I'm confidant in my writing skills, but I want to write fiction. I haven't put in the work yet to say whether I have the chops or not. My worry is that I'm going to have to face the fact that I'm just not cut out to be a fiction writer. But I know I'm a competent writer of non-fiction. Should I think of myself as a failure (which I probably would) and a second rate citizen here on WdC? We can't be good at everything, so we need to recognize our strengths AND our weaknesses and find the best fit for our talents-- our real voice-- whether in our writing or in counseling.
You can do it-- maybe not everything-- but you can.
In my personal opinion, that's not considered will power, for me it's considered a decision. Being bad or doing bad things is a decision you make/take. A behavior. Will power is the strength, the force you have or not to do the things (positive) you want to do in order to achieve a goal.
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