Indeed, counseling is a tool too few people actually take advantage of. Too many people see it as somehow meaning they are crazy, or deficient or otherwise abnormal if they see a counselor. But in truth, many people seek counseling for everything from grief to relationship problems. It is perfectly healthy, and normal. You don't have to be "crazy" to see a psychologist, any more than you have to have cancer to see a doctor, or have a broken car to get a tune up.
I wouldn't recommend hypnosis, however, since that tends to be more of a temporary solution, and doesn't have as high a success rate as other forms of therapy. Cognitive-behavioral techniques, sometimes combined with medication if the condition warrants it, tend to be the most successful and longest lasting.
And it isn't just for Democrats. It is good for, say, stress and depression over long-term unemployment. Or for those who, after spending 20 years in a loving relationship are still denied basic rights to see each other in the hospital, or share insurance, because they happened to be of the same sex. I imagine that's pretty depressing.
And all those suffering post traumatic stress disorder, or depression, or stress, or grief, associated with the Iraq war. Or those whose child is suffering asthma because of polluted air, or the grandmother whose about to lose her home because of her $800 a month medical costs.
Yeah, I imagine that for the next four years psychologists, at least, will not struggle for employment. Then again, given the funding cuts to social programs, and the high number of uninsured Americans, maybe even the psychologists will be struggling.
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