The Existence And Psychological Benefits Of A Higher Power
Gary Green, who is a Treatment Director for Woodland Intensive Residential in Minnesota, was recently pondering the thought of a higher power and what that means to an individual in times of need.

MARCH 21, 2010 /from the Stanford Who's Who blog/ -- Gary Green, who is a Treatment Director for Woodland Intensive Residential in Minnesota, was recently pondering the thought of a higher power and what that means to an individual in times of need. Between the Bachelor's Degree he earned in Psychology from St. Cloud State University and his subsequent years of experience in the mental health field, Gary has a wealth of knowledge in the subject of psychological well-being.

Gary asked how he was still alive to speak to tell his tale if every day is so difficult. His belief is that there is a higher power in the universe that surrounds us and is there to support us as well as help us through the tough times we face in life. That belief was reinforced in his mind time and time again when, at the darkest of times, he would ask for help and it would arrive.

An example of this was a memory he recalls of a time when he was somewhere around the age of twelve. Gary would just start crying and he had no control over it as he felt these sudden attacks of hysteria coming on. He would sneak off by himself and cry, leading him to talk to God. Although it was a one way conversation, he was well aware that God was listening.

Well, the problem with crying in private is that when you are finished, you end up with red eyes and look like you have been crying. On the last occasion of Gary's uncontrollable crying, his mother witnessed him trying to sneak back into his room, avoiding detection. She asked him what was wrong to which he had no answer. She embraced him anyway and told him that she loved him. That was exactly what he needed at the time although it certainly was not what he had asked God for. That seems to be the way it works. When you ask for help, you generally get it, but it may not be in the form that you envisioned. Gary felt fortunate that whatever his higher power may be, that it is more intelligent than him. It gave him comfort after that, for a while.

Unfortunately, Gary believes that the mental health treatment "system" is seriously negligent on the issue of spirituality. The general attitude is to delegate all spiritual issues to a pastor or priest or any number of other individuals whose main focus is the religious side of life. The problem with that brand of thinking is that many of those people have an agenda that is not necessarily compatible with recovery. He references the numerous insane, brutal acts that are performed in the name of religion. Gary would like to point out that there are a great number of extremely competent faith-based counselors. Regardless of that fact, Mr. Green believes firmly that every individual should be an expert in their own spirituality.

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