Throughout the course of our lives we experience many endings and many beginnings. In nature we observe times when things move slowly without visible change - and then suddenly acceleration occurs followed by a transformation. Daffodil shoots emerge from the cold ground, and then before we know it bloom is a dazzling array of perfumed beauty. Tree leaves which have been green all summer suddenly turn gold and within a short time are blown to the ground, the tree's branches left bare. Transitions are as natural as night and day. And so it is with our lives.
Life transitions are predictable changes in our lives associated with a discontinuity with the past. With each change we must give up the protective structures which have carried us through and then face the world anew with a sense of fragility and vulnerability. These times of disruption may force us to test the limits of our ability to adapt. However, with each transition we have the opportunity to learn a great deal about our inner coping resources and to ask ourselves what we really want out of life. This period of self-reflection can then lead to self-renewal and new phase of stability and eventual equilibrium.
At times transitions are thrust upon us dramatically and unexpectedly. Disabling accidents, the deaths of those in our lives, divorce, the loss of a job, an illness - all of these events mean that we must leave something behind and then adjust to a new way of living, even if we feel totally unprepared to do so. These events can strike without warning and leave us in a personal crisis characterized by denial, anger, mourning and withdrawal. Call me today, and get the help that you need.
Marc D. Rosenberg, LCSW
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (License: PRO-17181-1), and have over 30 years of clinical experience. I am a graduate of a Fellowship Training Institute in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy.
I have performed as a Supervisor, Consultant, led Discussion Groups, as well as maintaining a full time private clinical practice. All Conversations are Confidential in a relaxed casual environment.
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