I received a flood of emails from interested people wanting to help someone out after posting the "Want to be a Shrink" contest last month. Thank you for all of your interest! However, it was a little more difficult for people to submit an issue to receive help. That doesn't completely surprise me. People need to feel trust before they can open up and they're just not sure who they're opening up to on this blog. Nonetheless, we have a submittal from someone willing to take a chance with your help. Ready? Here goes...
We have a Latino heterosexual male in his mid-40's who is a professional that is highly educated and lonely. As part of his professional and personal growth, he has done a lot work on developing emotional sensitivity and awareness through the course of his adult life. He is strong, passionate, readily shares his feelings, and communicates with empathy. The issue is that he's lonely. He's been divorced for about 10 years and has one grown child. He has dated, but feels he scares the people he likes away. In addition, he has expressed feeling that some women only tend to reach out when they want emotional help and guidance. This frustrates him because he feels he has worked so hard at shedding a lot of his former macho male behavior that he believed kept him from achieving true intimacy with a female, yet now the women seem to run away from him. What should he do?
Please respond to this post directly in the comments section below this entry and/or email me directly at [email protected] with "CONTEST HELP" in the subject line. Deadline is April 20 for your entry. His choice of help will be posted on April 27 with regular feedback results posted over the following weeks.
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