Enhanced recognition of one's own worth and meaning potentialities may lead to the reestablishment of self-esteem and sense of meaning. Indignation is a vigorous spiritual reaction in the face of evident injustice. It furthers self-esteem and prevents resignation, bitterness and hate. Considerate friends can provide valuable help in finding answers to unsolved questions. Being deserted can be a strong challenge to develop self-reliance.
Experiences always relate to the past, never to the new life.
A short overview is presented on the counseling and therapy of parents of drug risk and drug dependent youths. In spite of this, there are ways to support parents in such a situation. Based on personal professional experience, the author points out that a combination of individual therapy and concurrent or subsequent attendance of a self help group may lead to favourable results. It will be expedient to discern between younger parents, whose children are apt to be under risk from experimenting with drugs, and parents of drug dependent youths who may have had the problem of drug addiction in their families for quite a while. The concepts Fate, Choice, Suffering, and Meaning in the writings of two major psychologists are compared and contrasted with respect to their approaches to psychotherapy.