The Over Eager Healer. We have seen them. We have been them. Some of us run from The Over Eager Healer and others cling (that’s a whole ‘nother post!) to The Over Eager Healer. Not sure if you have a case of The Over Eager Healer-itis? Consult the following list of symptom and suggested treatments:
Symptom: At every opportunity you introduce yourself by including every degree, license, and certification you’ve ever received.
Treatment: Ask yourself, “Does the person asking me for directions to the nearest Starbucks really need to know all this?” “Are my qualifications really relevant to this moment?”
Symptom: You learned a new healing modality in one weekend and announced Sunday night that you are now scheduling sessions for that modality. At full price.
Treatment: Get some practice under your belt. Take a little bit of time to use your new skills on a few different people. Get comfortable. Develop just the tiniest bit of expertise. Especially if the new modality involves fire.
Symptom: You’re that life coach/massage therapist/energy worker who talks to EVERYONE as if they are a potential client.
Treatment: Yes, we have all been trained that everyone is a potential client. However, finesse it. Develop better communication skills. Come down off that pedestal and talk with me as an equal. The moment you show me that you sent me that friend request on Facebook because you saw me as a potential client is the moment you lose a potential client.
Symptom: Without being asked, you tell people that you see negative energy in their aura, can massage away the stiffness in their back, teach them how to shift perspective and achieve the life of their dreams.
Treatment: Permission my dear. Permission. Thou shalt seek and obtain permission from a person prior to initiating a conversation about said person’s well being and potential treatment.
These are just a few symptoms of The Over Eager Healer. Most Over Eager Healers come from a place of innocence often combined with a lack of experience. If you fall into this group ease up, bring it down a notch, and breathe. You will be fine. Some Over Eager Healers come from a place of ego, can be calculating, and won’t see anything wrong with this list of behaviors. If you fall into this group please be aware that you are not doing your community any favors. It will catch up to you eventually.