Change Our Focus, Change Our Society - from U Publish Free Articles

Change Our Focus, Change Our Society - from U Publish Free Articles: "Do you ever wonder why although so much of our tax dollars go to government programs to resolve society's problems, things seem to be getting worse? Are you appalled while reading the papers or listening to the news because you do not understand why so many adults and children are hurting themselves and others?

Possibly the main reason why many of our programs have failed, why abuse is so widespread, is because society has been focusing on the symptoms and not the causes. As a former high school teacher and psychotherapist, I am convinced that the causes of most of our problems are the inability to constructively deal with our emotions.

Our schools focus mainly on the mind and somewhat on the physical body. But no experts teach how to constructively deal with feelings. The effect on the individual and society has been painful, sad and destructive.

As a practicing psychotherapist, I discovered that many people stuff their feelings with food and struggle with the 'Battle of the Bulge'. Others numb their emotions with drugs, or 'drown' them with alcohol. Many clients were able to overcome their addictions, only after they learned how to deal with their feelings."