tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917175986608222742.post4071460039719070243..comments2023-12-13T06:15:49.447-05:00Comments on But I do have a law degree...: A Personal Therapy History (And why I want to invite my therapist over for dinner)But I Do Have a Law Degreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06362410549493994038noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917175986608222742.post-85698815105611220712012-10-17T21:21:57.095-04:002012-10-17T21:21:57.095-04:00@ Wendy - I actually have never seen that show, an...@ Wendy - I actually have never seen that show, and my mom hasn't practiced since I was very young. So maybe I was spared whatever fate you were referring to (or maybe I'm the perfect example). :)But I Do Have a Law Degreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06362410549493994038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917175986608222742.post-70395445335183118512012-10-17T00:23:52.989-04:002012-10-17T00:23:52.989-04:00Very nice post. I've never been to therapy and...Very nice post. I've never been to therapy and never been at the point where I've thought I needed to talk to a professional. But I also have always had a negative association with them. I don't know why. Maybe because I've never seen the good things they can do. Maybe because all my friends who go to therapy go for years and never seem to make progress- but how would I know, right? It's not my brain...<br /><br />Anyway, thanks for the positive spin on therapy. It was a tad enlightening to me.CPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09049860284871030328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917175986608222742.post-50296459491423256582012-10-16T13:19:17.546-04:002012-10-16T13:19:17.546-04:00I honestly can not believe that I stumbled onto th...I honestly can not believe that I stumbled onto this post today. I am so relieved (not surprised, I guess, but maybe a little) that I'm not the only person that walks and talks her way out of therapy, both because you don't like the therapist or because you get cocky about it, which is a bit of my forte, and keeps me from going in the first place. Because I'm sure I know what will help me without having to talk about it to a therapist, or anyone else for that matter, I just have to do those things. Or so I say, to myself, and then am disappointed in myself if/when it doesn't work or I don't get those "will fix it" things done. Thanks for the reminder that it doesn't have to be that way and sharing a story about finding a therapist you like, and being helped and humbled by it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917175986608222742.post-75127467127780016162012-10-16T06:06:58.925-04:002012-10-16T06:06:58.925-04:00I didn't realize that both your parents were t...I didn't realize that both your parents were therapists... My husband and I are both therapists, and I fear our daughter will be like Brenda from Six Feet Under... Any suggestions for us? Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06525067786712526522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917175986608222742.post-17198842253886545362012-10-15T22:35:09.917-04:002012-10-15T22:35:09.917-04:00I totally have been there with therapists good and...I totally have been there with therapists good and bad. The silent ones are so odd. It took persistent life crises to motivate me to find a good one. Glad to say I found a good one and now go only when I need a periodic check in to sort through some issue. It is nice that I get to set the pace. I would not be the same person without my therapist. Thanks for posting this. Also, everyone of my lawschool friends either married or in a serious relationship is or were in therapy at some point. The profession drives people and relationships crazy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917175986608222742.post-14228441248914697132012-10-15T20:42:36.022-04:002012-10-15T20:42:36.022-04:00ohh, that sounds awesome! (dinner out, not the the...ohh, that sounds awesome! (dinner out, not the therapy.jodifurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02436403330073542241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917175986608222742.post-63622661784390210302012-10-15T16:17:15.506-04:002012-10-15T16:17:15.506-04:00One week I took my laptop with me to therapy and s...One week I took my laptop with me to therapy and showed my therapist pictures of all the people I'd been talking about. The photos (just browsing through iPhoto) prompted discussions and it was a really helpful session! Queen of Hatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414857586175029137noreply@blogger.com