Everybodys got issues-itis

Imagine a channel called Radio Therapy comes on, (not just any radio, this is specialty radio therapy) and you hear all of these individuals saying their name and their issues:  Hi, I am Regina George and I have control issues. Hi, I am Moxie and I am a drama queen with anxiety issues. Hi, I am Jack and I have anger issues. Turn it off and the noise was just you repeating back what someone said about you, but adding your name. Not very many people can admit publicly to having struggles or weaknesses. I picture it as something a person would say at aconventional approach such as a support group or to a therapist. Both scenarios sound rather absurd until you are actually in one and then think, “oh yep, they got me, time to confess,” orsomething along the lines of “do we really need to get into this?”So the facilitator says, “the first step is awareness” and if a funny image of the pope behind a door waiting to hear your confession pops into your head, this is about to get  interesting.You and me both buddy.  Usually some people have say thesesessions start with that declaration of your name or babbling to a professional who quickly jots down in a little notebook all about you. To be fair, therapy is a good thing to have and do. Society can make it out to be taboo essentially because some people may think you are automatically ‘crazy’ if you go see a shrink, or “man, you have issues.” But wait doesn’t everyone have issues and aren’t they a little crazy too? I was cruising around Facebook and came across a Princess Personality Diagnosis, of all the Disney Princesses who apparently all have disorders, for example, Ariel was mentioned as having vanity issues because she wanted to be human. As I continued to read and smile at all of these diagnoses or issues, I realized, hold it, I have those too!It wasn’t so different anymore when I compared myself to an imaginary created character who has flaws or disorders as society says; “so ‘we have issues, who cares?” (Danny Devitovoice over). Back to the therapy scenario, pay attention. The psychologist is there for you to vent and express freely and work through ‘those issues.’ Nobody may believe you when you say it’s normal to be a little nutso in certain areas, with the whole cliché comment of, ‘it’s what makes you, you; and only you can recognize what you need to work on. A guy walks into a meeting and announces his issue as you heard me say above, ie;Hi, my name is Robert and I have attachment issues. Everyone responds back, “Hi Robert.” Now wouldn’t it be super cool if we could have Morgan Freeman be God again from ‘Bruce Almighty’ and be the leader of a support group like that? Oh, I would keep coming, wouldn’t you?! However, this isn’t Hollywood; this is your life, and your therapist is really your creator. I had a hard time with this one. I listened to a sermon the other day from an old church and the pastor repeatedly said, “God is your guidance counselor.” So the big man up there in the clouds knows I have issues. In fact, he knows everybody has issues-itis. Oh man, that’s embarrassing! But it’s really not. God knows what your weaknesses are and doesn’t need a PHD or money to tell you that. He can tell you how you can go about working on them, but the plan to improve is your own. Has anyone ever read the Hello God, Are you there it’s me Margaret books? Regardless if you haven’t, the storyline is Margaret talks to God about here problems, and at first thinks he isn’t there or isn’t helping. Therapy sure is useful, but asking and confession to God is even better. I can even picture God and I are sitting down and he says, Moxie, there is nothing wrong with you, in fact you’re wonderful, but you aren’t finished; because we are special, but we are not done yet. Acknowledging problems and your need for growth is huge, but it also takes time and effort. Everybody has issues-it is is it’s own category group. So God, or reader, or Morgan Freeman, my name is Moxie, (coughs, I mean Margo Vigeant) and I have…. (*gasp*) anxiety and drama issues, but I am working on them J