Drugs, tobacco and alcohol are in the background. What are the most common questions teenagers ask psychologists?

August 15, MINSK . Problems of drug addiction, tobacco smoking and ALCOHOL consumption of adolescents who apply to the center "Sail of Hope" in the 7th city children's polyclinic of Minsk are of less concern today. Questions of interaction with oneself are coming to the fore, psychologist of the center Tatyana Makovskaya told journalists, BelTA has learned.

For ten years, the appeal to the center has become higher, the psychologist noted. This is especially noticeable in recent years. Every day the center works at full capacity, and clients even have to be booked a week in advance. Not only children come , but also parents . "When they come with the investigation, we begin to sort out where the reasons are, and they lie, as a rule, in elementary school and in the interaction of a parent with a child," said Tatiana Makovskaya.

According to her, they deal with completely different questions. Moreover, the problems of drug addiction, smoking, alcohol fade into the background. In the last three years, questions of interaction with oneself have been mainly raised. "Self-confidence, how to respond to stress, how to strengthen stress resistance, how to deal with fears. They ask how to understand yourself and interact with yourself and the world, how you can trust this world, how to understand this world in general," the psychologist specified.

She told an interesting case from practice related to solving the problem of an 11th grade student. The girl came up with a whole list of her fears and clearly stated the problem. Her request and active interaction with the psychologist led to the fact that not only the student herself changed, but also her mother. Began to notice positive changes and classmates.

Such a result is possible only if the request comes from the teenager himself, Tatyana Makovskaya emphasized. However, often young people do not see the problem and come to the appointment only at the behest of their parents. "We clearly share where the parent has a problem with the child, and where the child has a problem with himself. And more often there are problems with himself," the psychologist explained.

She noticed that often 2-3 meetings are enough for structuring at this stage of the psycho-mental spiritual development of the child. The fact is that for different stages (grades 1-4, 5-9 and 10-11) different requests are characteristic.

Tatyana Makovskaya noticed that it was easy to get to the center for a consultation. Many children pass word of mouth and bring friends and girlfriends. Moreover, the educational institutions of the Leninsky district of Minsk know about the work of the center - the connection has been established directly. There is also cooperation with polyclinic specialists. In many cases, pediatricians are sent with suspicion of psychosomatic problems. Thanks to working with a psychologist, the psycho-emotional state is structured - physical HEALTH is also tightened.. At the same time, the child is taught both psychological literacy and a culture of spiritual behavior. Parents are also trained. The psychologist spoke about her experience when children came to her for an appointment, who then continued to visit as students, as parents, and then brought their babies for a consultation.