John 3
Case example: John
Counselor: You say that you are currently experiencing stress. What is currently your biggest life stressor?
John: Definitely my job. I wish DJ-ing paid as much as my day job, and provided me the security that my day job offers me.
Counselor: What is so stressful about your job at the computer company?
John: Everything depends on me. The hours are long, and if I screw up, the whole system could crash. Plus, it's difficult to balance my hours as a tester with my work as a DJ. I stress out about work and I stress out about doing the work that makes life meaningful.
Counselor: You said before that one of the ways that you cope with stress is through drug use.
John: Yeah, but not a lot. Just some marijuana to unwind after work sometimes and some
Do you think there is a discrepancy between your desire to be financially stable and your use of drugs to work and the fact that you…
