VA: When to See a Therapist
Nov 26th, 2007
I slump into my seat at exactly 3:55. I’m always 5 minutes early for everything. I can’t stand being late. I cannot tolerate the idea that someone out there wasted […]
Original post: When to See a Therapist
Nov 26th, 2007
I slump into my seat at exactly 3:55. I’m always 5 minutes early for everything. I can’t stand being late. I cannot tolerate the idea that someone out there wasted […]
Original post: When to See a Therapist
I think the entire point of the shrink, however, is essentially to make you hold things up to your face… figuratively speaking, of course.
I think a lot of being a shrink is getting people to really face their issues, own up to them, cope with them instead of avoiding them.
People are GREAT at building up defense mechanisms, ways of avoiding things, putting on a brave face. How often do we run across people that can deal with us in a completely raw way?
Say what you want, somebody that can do that for you, whether it’s a really good friend or a shrink, is truly valuable.