A has a talk with a Guidance Counsellor about her/his mom’s illness & her emotions/thoughts.

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GC          Good morning A, how have you been?

A             Good morning dr. Lee, erm… good I guess. Or actually, not at all.

GC          What would you like to talk about particularly today?

A             I think I need some help to confront myself with my mother being terminally ill. I’m so                  scared she is going to pass away, and leave me all alone.

GC          Generally everyone is afraid of losing someone valuable to them, even though we must                 admit that we will all one day die.

A             I know that. I do, but I guess I’m too weak. Her health is dropping sharply even though                  they are upping her dosage of medication. No doctor in her department knows of other                 ways to treat her condition.

GC          It makes sense that you feel like that, A. Anyone would be devastated, but what’s                            important is that you need to develop a way to be content with her condition. Try to                      have as much face time with her as possible, and enjoy the moments you can still have.

A             I know she will benefit from passing away because she won’t have to suffer anymore. I                  do realize that when I dig beneath my own pain. Though somehow it still is an issue,                      and I still feel sensitive about it.

GC          Of course this will affect you, it will take a while for you to sort out your feelings, and                       you won’t let down your guard immediately, but I promise you that over time you will                    benefit from this situation. You will grow stronger.

A             Pff.. That is just your opinion. No one cares for me but my mom. My peers don’t like                      me! Aahh.. this is just a punishment for me. Why did I deserve this?

GC          Among all the pain there will be joy. And you can boost how much your peers interact                    with you by joining some extracurricular activities like a sport or even volunteering. This                 will prevent your negative feelings from rising to the surface.

A             I’m sorry I got so upset. With my background it is difficult to trust in people, they tend                     to leave me anyway.

GC          People who truly care about us are always in short supply, but you need to have                             courage to keep searching for what you want. Don’t back off because you feel                                 threatened.

A             But it’s difficult to not let that affect me!

GC          I know, but you are the only one that controls your behaviour. And you always have                       people willing to help around you.

A             Thank you for understanding.

GC          I will talk to you again at the end of your semester to check on your progress

A             I’ll make an appointment at the front desk. See you!

GC          That sounds good. Take care and see you soon!