{"id":1581,"date":"2018-07-21T10:09:08","date_gmt":"2018-07-21T10:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aurelis.org\/blog\/?p=1581"},"modified":"2018-09-11T21:23:13","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T21:23:13","slug":"what-you-can-learn-from-your-symptom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aurelis.org\/blog\/coaching\/what-you-can-learn-from-your-symptom","title":{"rendered":"What You Can \u2018Learn\u2019 from Your Symptom"},"content":{"rendered":"

People ask me this because it regularly appears in AURELIS. Actually, it\u2019s already present within the last two letters, standing for Inner Strength.<\/h3>\n

Symptom as communication \u2018from deep inside\u2019<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To the degree that your symptom is psycho-somatic \u2013 as most chronic symptoms are \u2013 it\u2019s present because deep inside yourself, something deserves attention. Something is in need of \u2018change\u2019 from inside. One may call this \u2018growth\u2019.<\/p>\n

For the sake of clarity, let\u2019s agree that in this text, \u2018symptom\u2019 always refers to a psycho-somatic one.<\/em><\/p>\n

It may be seen as a communication in the language of the \u2018deeper self\u2019 (or \u2018non-conscious mental processing\u2019). This is a pattern-based language, of which a symptom is one kind of expression.<\/p>\n

The AURELIS choice<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

[Also see: \u2018The \u2018AURELIS Choice\u2019<\/a>]<\/p>\n

One can use AURELIS to get rid of a symptom. With proper use, this can be done in many cases.<\/p>\n

However, it\u2019s not the main AURELIS endeavor. It would be a pity to \u2018get rid of the symptom\u2019 without learning from it while doing so. Thus, the endeavor lies in both: one through the other. This may eventually be most efficient and surely is also most durable.<\/p>\n

Getting rid of the symptom just like that is cosmetic. It is not<\/em> taking care of yourself as a complete person. It\u2019s eventually your choice whether you want to do this or go further.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not easy, if not downright unfeasible to go beyond cosmetics with the use of medication [see \u2018Getting beyond the symptom is not easy<\/a>\u2019]. One needs, well, something like AURELIS.<\/p>\n

So \u2018what\u2019 can be \u2018learned\u2019?<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Foremost, one should not repeat Freud\u2019s failure<\/em> in trying to misrepresent the learning as conceptual. It\u2019s human to ask for such, but it\u2019s not realistic. This demands for a kind of basic inner strength. The domain is specifically sub<\/em>-conceptual [see: \u2018About \u2018Subconceptual\u2019<\/a>] and what can be learned, is likewise.<\/p>\n

Thus, it can be a feeling, a direction \u2018in which something worthwhile should be further given attention to\u2019, a sense that some life-change is bound to happen or asked for, a sense even that further coaching about this might be interesting. It may of course also be a sudden insight as for instance into what can really motivate one to reach some desired goal (more sports, less over-eating\u2026).<\/p>\n

In any case, taking this learning into account should make you stronger from inside. This is therefore rightly called \u2018inner strength\u2019.<\/p>\n

Anything of this may at surface level obviously be related to the symptom, or it may not. If the symptom is given proper attention, then you can relax in that you will learn at least something, consciously or subconsciously. Don\u2019t take my word for it. Think it over. See whether what you are reading here seems logical. Then you may also go to experiences. Try it out with an open mind.<\/p>\n

Never abandon your common sense.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u2018Hinein-interpretierung\u2019 is a German word frequently used to admonish people to not interpret something the way one wants to, then rationalizing this interpretation until it fits. We are all susceptible to this. Therefore, never lose your common sense. If something emerges from you while giving proper attention to your symptom, see whether it fits with you as total person. If in any doubt, you may talk about it with a coach.<\/p>\n

A good coach will mainly support your learning.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That\u2019s what coaching is about, or should be: no symptomatic therapy but helping you to get beyond and this way to let your deeper self do the \u2018healing\u2019 (= change from inside = growth). Thus, a good coach never puts his opinion upon you. (S)he is very weary for \u2018hinein-interpretierung\u2019. A good coach makes her\/himself into an instrument towards your openness, depth and freedom, in respect and trustworthiness.<\/p>\n

OK. You recognize AURELIS again [see: \u2018Five Aurelian Values<\/a>\u2019].<\/p>\n

Can I help it?<\/p>\n

Should I?<\/p>\n

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