Disciple Marco

THE "I DON'T CARE SYNDROME" : or: ACEDIA: "LIVING DEAD INSIDE" by R. Marcus Gaudry August 29, 2009 Most typically, counseling focuses on what is commonly known as primary emotions. As with anything else, there are both "positive" and "negative" primary emotions. The "negative" for the purposes of this paper, would typically be recognized by most as sadness, hurt, anger and above all, fear. However, in order to be able to deal with these primary emotions, we often have to address a number of exterior emotional experiences; many of which are used as coping mechanism by our clients. Some of these can help support a person's well being, while others have a tendency to hinder a person's well being, regardless of how effective they may appear to be at the beginning. In my personal experience, and in discussions with various colleagues, a recurring theme of layers appears, much like an onion, each layer being iconic of some emotio...