Wherin DK makes a 'shocking' discovery

Counseling is an entirely self-governed process.

I think many people (including myself at one point) go into a counselor's office expecting to find out exactly whats wrong with them and get treated for it, much like at a physical check-up. But from my recent experience, that's not how it works.

My counselor, Michelle, sits down with me and asks some questions at the beginning of each session. These range from 'what makes you feel at your worst' and 'what is your family like'. These obviously are not the exact wordings, just the gist of them.

From there it becomes similar to the Socratic process. She questions me until we get to a specific source pf my problems, and then she makes some suggestions. However, her solutions are also ways for me to come up with the answer to my own problems.

So far this method has worked for me up until now, but I can't help wondering how other people take to this technique. I understand that there are many methods of helping people with the bad things in their heads. Is a counselor expected to know them all, or do they specialize like many white-collar workers in America?

(NERD)By the way, as a nod to my rommate Allen, "You're doing a great job," does in fact let a person use a healing surge outside of D&D. (/NERD)

Some Videos and a Note

Team Fortress Starfox

Oh the craziness. I love it when computer games give players a accessible, creative outlet. It's finding its way onto console games as well, but I think the possible tools a PC can provide is a hard act to follow.

This one's a little hard to follow if you've not played either game, but I the sheer bizarreness of the video makes up for the in-jokes.

Shaping the Steel

What does a man do when confronted by his fears, worries and dreams in this day and age?

He starts a blog and whines about it.

I don't intend for this blog to become anymore than a sounding board for yours truly. The idea is that it will help me with my writing skills and become a sink to drain my anxieties. Maybe it'll attract readers, maybe it won't. That's not the point. This is for yourself, from yourself.

Of course that doesn't mean comments and criticisms won't be welcome. You don't have much choice in that matter once something exists on the internet. Ever been on Youtube? Nothing is sacred there.

Lets see how far this thing goes.