During my life I’ve been getting the ideas about psychologists and psychoanalytics from the movies and the books. So I thought it was only those who had too much time on their hands would go and seek the help of the "soul doctors". Or that it could be just a modern trend. I could never imagine what you could possibly talk to a psychologist about let alone how they can help. If your body is suffering then you can see or feel the outcome of your doctor’s treatment, it’s kind of "real". But what if it’s your soul??
But it happened so that few years ago I found myself falling into a psychological abyss. I didn’t realise it straight away. It took me couple of years to figure out something was not quite right with me. Then I spent about a month trying to fight off a thought that I needed to talk to someone professional as I was telling myself: "I am not nuts, so why would I?"
Eventually I gave up and started looking. I found Liudmila on one of the websites and I liked her face. The other reason I picked her was that she lived overseas. It seemed to me that I would consider her being unbiased since Liudmila was not in Russia. I can’t give any rational explanation for it, it was just the way I thought.
I had few sessions with Liudmila. Our conversations affected me tremendously as the result exceeded all my expectations. Liudmila taught me some fairly simple method of coping with panic attacks and I have been using it since. Liudmila helped me to understand what it was that I dragged from my childhood into my adult life, and why things went that way and not the other. I managed to understand that I actually don’t have to fight with this it but rather understand, accept and learn how to live with it. The real eye-opener for me was to realise that this well-known word "depression" is not just a word but a reality. And you may not be able to see obvious reasons for your depression. The cause and the effect of it could be many years apart.
Liudmila is very nice to talk to, she is full of tact and a high-level professional. I am glad I met her not only because it helped me but also because it brushed away all my doubts about "soul doctors". Thank you!