Why Quick Fixes Don’t Lead to Real Change — Counselling VS Fortune-Telling

Singapore

Nov 13 2025

When life feels chaotic, the quickest comfort often wins. A tarot reading promises clarity in minutes. A Bazi chart explains your struggles through “luck cycles.” A feng shui consultation offers adjustments to attract prosperity.

But despite all the “answers,” the same problems resurface, for example: stress, relationship tension, work dissatisfaction. Why does that happen? Because while fortune-telling gives a quick fix, counselling builds lasting transformation.

The Psychology of Quick Fixes

In psychology, we call it instant relief behaviour, our natural urge to avoid discomfort and find immediate certainty. It is why people refresh social media for reassurance, or turn to fortune-telling for validation.

Quick fixes offer emotional sedation, not resolution. They make you feel better temporarily, but the root issue such as self-doubt, emotional pain, unhealed trauma, remains untouched. Over time, you may even become dependent on external guidance to make decisions, eroding self-trust.

The Difference Counselling Makes

Counselling is not about predicting your future. it is about helping you understand your present.
Through therapeutic dialogue and evidence-based methods, counselling allows you to explore:

What patterns keep repeating in your life
What emotions are being avoided or suppressed
How your past experiences influence your current choices

At The Lion Mind, our sessions focus on awareness, self-regulation, and emotional healing. We use experiential methods like OH Cards and Moon Bowl Healing to access subconscious layers of emotion, not as mystical rituals, but as reflective tools to support insight and balance.

Unlike fortune-telling, counselling does not tell you what to do. It helps you discover the reason you feel the way you do, and empowers you to make conscious, grounded decisions.

Healing Takes Time, But It Lasts

Quick answers may sound satisfying, but genuine healing requires time and courage.
Fortune-telling can remove symptoms temporarily, like sweeping away fallen leaves. Counselling helps you nurture the roots, so new growth is sustainable.

When you understand your triggers and emotions, you no longer fear them. You stop reacting impulsively and start responding with clarity. That is how real change happens — quietly, steadily, from the inside out.