[humanser] Boo!

[JD Townsend]

Exactly - it is the fear of Friday the 13th.

Your question is a good one.  I don't attempt to get into people's belief 
systems directly, but I am always working on them indirectly, that is the 
art of psychotherapy.  Superstition, irrational belief systems, racism, 
fundamentalism - they will all come up in sessions.  I don't challenge their 
belief systems, but I do comment on them, such as saying, "That must make 
your life more difficult" or ""Are your beliefs supported by your friends 
and family?"

Some very common irrational beliefs relate to blindness and clients will 
introduce them at times:  our greatly improved hearing, our deep 
spirituality (irritating for a non-believer), our inability to dress 
ourselves, our total dependence on others, ETC.  Once again, I work on these 
distortions as I would any other, indirectly with a focus on what part the 
distortion plays in the client's person.



JD Townsend, LCSW
Daytona Beach, Florida, Earth, Sol System
Helping the light dependent to see.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cari Kness" <minniecat at tds.net>
To: "Human Services Mailing List" <humanser at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 6:05 PM
Subject: Re: [humanser] Boo!


> Hi JD and list,
> <smile> paraskevidekatriaphobia is a new one for me. Can you expand
> on that? Does it have to do with Friday the 13th?
> Here's a question, especially for those who work with clients that
> have mental illnesses.. Do you find that a lot of clients and or
> coworkers believe in the superstition of Friday the 13th? Do you
> yourself believe one way or the other? For me.. Friday the 13th is
> just another day. The date 1 13th is just a date and the fact that it
> falls on Friday doesn't mean anything more than if it fell on a
> Wednesday or whatever. As of late, it bothers me that so many people
> seem to subscribe to superstition of one form or another, especially
> when they are sort of lead by it. I've heard it said that Friday the
> 13th is really nasty and others say it's lucky while those on the
> really positive side say it's good.
>      This is a topic worth thinking about because if I don't believe
> in it but I'm working with a client who does, I have to respect the
> client's beliefs and work with them around whatever they may feel
> about the day. Do you think that if a client came to you and had a
> really negative view about how their Friday the 13th day was going to
> be, that we as workers can help to turn around the thinking if
> possible without judging their belief, or is it better to leave that 
> alone?
>     I'm starting the application process to do my intern (the first
> of 2,) next year. Can't believe I've been in the Human Service
> program for almost 2 full years already. I like to think of these
> kinds of things because being in the classroom is totally different
> than in the field. Just my thoughts.
> Peace,
> Cari
> At 01:22 PM 3/14/2009, you wrote:
>
>>Hi:
>>
>>Just thought you might be interested in this
>>disorder:  paraskevidekatriaphobia.  I did notice that some of our
>>clients seemed effected by it yesterday.
>>
>>
>>
>>JD Townsend, LCSW
>>Daytona Beach, Florida, Earth, Sol System
>>Helping the light dependent to see.
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