Posted by seldomseen on July 25, 2009, at 11:58:16
In reply to My shrinks thru the years, posted by Phil on July 24, 2009, at 7:07:39
All of this would be hilarious if we weren't actually living it.
I thought I would share my shrinks through the years.
First one:
A dyed in the wool new yorker from the Bronx (his name was actually Vinny). Listened pretty well for the first couple of sessions, got my hopes up, then started telling me about the abuse "he" suffered when he was a kid. Actually said my was really not that big of a deal. I hit the door.Second one:
A truly holistic, natural clothing wearing, unwashed vegan Wiccan from Berkeley, CA. (not that there is anything wrong with that). Incense in the office and we sat on floor mats to "level our communication threshold". First session, she wanted to examine my breathing, second session she handed me a teabag, asked me to close my eyes and focus only on the teabad for 5 minutes. Feel and express every nuance of the teabag. Last session.Third one:
Had at least 100 teddy bears in her office, all of them pointed directly at me. That was 202 pairs of eyes staring me down. I could hardly get in the room for all the afghans (snot covered I'm sure) piled, stuffed and covering an equally shabby and snot covered couch. I worried about my physical health in that office. She referred me out on the second session to DBT classes, which were full until January of the next year.I stayed out of therapy for awhile.
Returned and met up with a good one. Been with him for 8 years and he's really helped. He also keeps a nice clean office. We routinely get a good laugh about the teabag.
Seldom.
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