The Core Problems
Emma, 19 year old, has requested me to talk to her parent about her progress in life, whereby, she claims that she is old enough to make her own decisions, but she wants their continued support-Emma is planning to leave college and move to Australia to live with her soul mate who she met on the internet. I will, therefore, have Emma respond to a couple of questions before meeting her parents- to discuss Emma’s position. I will also discuss with her, Emma, the core problems that she could end up facing as a result of her act- to make it clear, I will be counseling her.
What is the religious background of her soul mate? Does her soul mate support the act of Emma leaving college? Why does she think she is the apt partner to make the first physical contact? Why she is afraid of informing her parent about her soul mate?
The above questions bring about numerous core problems that Emma may not have realized yet. Emma claims that she has never seen her soul mate in person, meaning that there is a likelihood of dating a different soul mate. Through a literature review, it has been depicted, through the use of the internet that some people have ended up being kidnapped- in the search for a soul mate (Harth, 2006). Emma’s soul mate has not made the attempt of even contacting her through the phone, meaning that he may be protecting himself by keeping his identity closed. Emma’s soul mate keeps on making baseless excuses that he cannot make a phone call because of the kind of work that he does- does he work in the terrorist organizations? If he cannot have time of calling her now, does it mean that he will have time once they are living together? Emma is a teenager who is more likely to fall in a trap, but she has to wake up and recognize the reality. Leaving college would add more problems, since the relationship that she has with her family would definitely be affected negatively. It is unreasonable why her soul mate cannot give her time to complete her college studies first, then taking the move of staying together after she completes her studies- it is a jealous act depicted by her soul mate. Emma should take her time, so as to know her soul mate better, for example knowing his religious background better, so that she cannot have to experience new religious changes once they take the move of staying together- most likely after completing her studies (Anderson, 1999).
Reference
Anderson, C.(1999).Bill and Hillary: The marriage. New York: Morrow.
Harth, A.,& Hamill, D.(2006). The kidnapping. Elsternwick, Vic.: Insight Publications.
