Eh, for some reason I’m talking about smart, but smart. Let's talk about myself today. No, well, wisdom is certainly present in me too, but I still won’t start with that. And not even with the dozens/hundreds of my diplomas/certificates. Those who have crossed paths with me in one way or another know that I am a highly qualified psychotherapist who works professionally and effectively (and a little modest, of course 🫣). Today I want to tell you about a piece of my life story. After all, as they say, “it’s difficult to be a well-treated client from an “untreated” psychologist.” So, from the very beginning, I came to personal therapy at the moment when I forgot how to smile at the word “completely.” There was also a trigger event that led me to a psychologist (this story is in the highlights section “about me”), but I would not have stayed there for years if not for a deeper reason. Do you know what it’s like: to forget how to smile? By the way, working as an animator at that time. No, I wasn't a "sad clown". I knew how to wear “high-quality masks.” It was the first year, the second... the fifth... “So what’s with the smile?” - you ask. Believe me, I asked myself the same question from session to session. But she didn't show up! It was the sixth year, the seventh, the eighth... “So where is the smile? Did it appear in the end?” Guys, here it is, pay attention! 🔥She, as it turned out, was with me all the time. With one “small” remark: I forgot how to notice it. I hid it and closed it with 7 bolts behind the shadow of rage, sadness, everyday worries, burnout, apathy, indifference. This is the primary task of psychotherapy! Don't turn a bear into a wolf, but turn an elephant into a unicorn🦄. The first priority is to get me back. Gradually, with jeweler care and precision, step by step, layer by layer, remove what has been covered with dust and mold for years, poisoning the soul with toxicity and rot. And one more thing: I have a great attitude towards short-term methods of solving life problems and achieving goals. BUT! K.G. Jung said: “Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own soul.”⬆️So the path to this healing is not short-term therapy. This is a complex, multifaceted, sometimes tiring, but at the same time such a living and healing road, not “from point A to point B,” but rather “from the beginning of the tunnel of despair to its end.” Have you ever been to moments in life when you forgot how to smile? Share in the comments ✍️