Counseling for High Ability: Learning to Befriend Our Demons
Claire Danes on moving past perfectionism
“My therapist gives me permission to accept that I’m human.”
Actor Claire Danes also explained in an interview that, as a kid, she “was on this whole perfection trip. And that’s just totally boring. And arrogant!…
“I finally realized after years of therapy.. that you can encourage yourself to move further in a nurturing way.”
Taking care to “encourage yourself to move further” is, of course, something that people typically choose to manage on their own, but a counselor or therapist can help us do it more fully and effectively.
And many highly talented people may experience self-limiting traits like perfectionism, or anxiety and other mood disorders, which can be managed better with the help of a psychotherapist.
Making sense of our intensities
But counseling is not just about dealing with disorder.
Educational consultant Annemarie Roeper, Ed.D. notes “Gifted people see life in the most brilliant colors and are capable of the greatest joy and the greatest desperation. They try to build all this into a functioning Self….
“Making sense of themselves and feeling fulfilled are often the forces that lead toward seeking counseling.”
Continued in article Learning to befriend our demons.
~~
