Psych MMI: Case scenario 1
I am a person who feels like a failure. I feel I mess up everything in life I do. I feel like a failure in terms of academic, family and friendship. I believe there is no better for me. I know it will only get worse or remain the same. I have accepted this is my forever. It is like a curse that what ever I touch I will mess up. I believe there is no hope for the betterment for me.
How would you help/approach this Person in regards to this? You can take your time to understand, analyse and respond ❤🦋
S: Personally speaking I would make the person feel understood. Let them express freely to the extent they want to and remind them not to invalidate the feeling they are feeling by thinking that other people are going through it worse. I would try to remind them if I can of the reasons why they are not a failure remind them of their achievements. I can try and give the hope for betterment , remind them it is a phase and it is temporary .Change in perspective. If Regardless of my efforts. My words won't make a difference if they are not ready to accept there is hope in the betterment for them. If they are stubborn that it will remain the same or worse, my words won't make a difference. They are the one who needs to find something that makes you gain it back. To not give up on themself. They are the one who will make the I change. l can tell them, I can be there for them. But that's all I can do. They are the one who will pull yourself back together . They have something greater in you than anything you are facing right now They are the one that need to wake up that little voice inside of them .It is only when they accept that there is hope and betterment for them. That is only when people's words would make any difference. I will remind them they are surrounded by their loving friends and family. They are surrounded by people who will be there for them. To listen, to help, to advice to be your person during your memorable and disastrous time. And that i really do hope they don't give up on themself entirely because the people around them have not given up on them. J: I think the person is lacking love, more than anything else. I think belief comes from within if the people around you cherish you enough. its not always that you have go to love yourself first then let everyone else love you. it isn’t like that these days, teens have become a lot more depressed. So I think if someone close to that person could love them with all their heart, cherish their broken pieces, acknowledge them, value them and treat them gently even if the problem isn’t solved entirely i believe it will help the person love themselves & see the good in themselves too from which they can use the light and build themselves up.
N: We've learnt about this in Psychology and it's known as learned helplessness - where the person feels they have no control over the situation they are in, and it's very likely that the person suffers from depression. What I would do is ask them why they feel that way. what happened in their life to make them feel like that and i would try to understand that. I will also ask what makes them think they will mess up and how they're so confident about it. after that id make them think over situations where they were right and good things came out of something and make them look at that also.
What approach will you take?