hit by a train

I totally get it now. For the longest time I was wondering what I'm doing social work for, why study it when I don't intend to do it. And I was wondering what's the point of learning things like reflection of feeling, or unconditional positive regard. And then in a random online chat with someone that broke all the Rogerian rules, I realised how little it takes to make someone feel better, even if feelings are subjective and transient, and how easily you can make someone feel worse without intending to, and how it is so difficult to find some one who understands, much less communicate that understanding.