Why do we avoid therapy?

We all have broken places in our hearts – wounds that hurt.

At first, we may try and ignore it hoping it will just go away.

But it’s like a gaping cut on our arm. Ignoring it only causes more pain, as it gets infected and starts to get red around the edges. Then the inflammation happens, and it hurts to touch it. So, we cover it with thick bandages.

We put walls up and isolate from other people. We hope that by avoiding them, they won’t accidently bump our wound and cause the pain again.

And it works for a while.

With no one touching the wound, we can ignore it and hope it has gone away. But then our spouse or child or roommate bumps into it again.

“Was that intentional?” we wonder as the pain rears up again. The wound is still there. Coping has not brought about healing.

We may yell at the person who touched our wound.

“Stay away,” we say with our anger. “Stop hurting me!”

They may be confused, thinking, “What did I do wrong?”

But they didn’t cause this pain; they only resurfaced it again. We are tempted to think it is their fault that we are hurting. They came close, and now we are hurting. It’s their responsibility, we think.

If only they would change, I could be pain-free again.

Or we leave them to get away from what we think is the cause of our pain only to have the next relationship bump that same spot, and there is the hurt again.

Therapy happens when we decide to take the bandages off and actually allow a professional to clean and dress our wound and start the healing process.

Is it painful to clean the wound? Yes. Will you cry? Quite possibly. (I have tissues) But that’s just natural in the healing process.

Are you just a ‘rip the band-aid off’ kind of person?

Or do you prefer the slow, methodical easing of the bandage away from the wound?

You get to choose how the therapy proceeds.

It all starts with trust and exposing the wound.

The end result is freedom…

…freedom to be close to others again,

…freedom to risk and try new adventures,

…freedom to live!

Reach for your freedom today!

Call (407) 399-5372 today to schedule your first consultation.