Today, I started seeing a therapist for my depression. While I was looking through the magazines in the waiting room, I found an article accusing people who see therapists of being selfish and having no real problems. FML
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Today, a therapist told me that I was too depressed to attend his depression group meetings. FML
Today, I told my therapist that I read FML for relaxation and entertainment. She asked what FML is, then told me stop reading this website, as my life is bad enough, knowing other's experiences would actually increase my level of anxiety. FML
Today, I was out with friends when one of them started complaining about having to spend $50 on two copays for his therapist. He makes more a week than I do in three, and I can't even get seen by any type of healthcare professional because nowhere is accepting new patients. FML
Today, I told my friends that I got a therapist this past week. Every single one of them told me to quit seeing the therapist, and to just talk to them and do more drugs to feel more numb. I don't think that's the right thing to do, and they're actually arguing with me over it. FML
Today, I went to therapy. I started talking about my childhood and my life. By the time the session was over my therapist was crying. FML
Today, I've been seeing a therapist after more than 20 years of struggles. I think I saw him cry during our sessions a few times. I guess that my inability to live my life at the fullest was hard earned. FML
Today, I’m pregnant and have been experiencing the most severe depression of all my life. My long-time therapist asked me to think about whether “this is the right time for me to be in therapy,” then dropped me as a client. FML
Today, I was invited to a counseling group for people with emotional problems. I brought the permission slip home for my mom to sign, only for her to accuse me of being a hypochondriacal, lazy, selfish bitch. And my friends wonder why I have problems. FML
Today, I went to see a psychiatrist for my depression and low self esteem. While in the waiting room, I overheard a guy telling his friend how ugly I am. FML
Today, and every time I meet a new therapist for support, I’m told that my issues are out of their scope of practice, and I get referred to someone who’s supposed to more experienced, and then get told the same thing. I’m too fucked up to even get the therapy I need to get better. FML
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TinyEMT 6
They should probably monitor what they're giving the patients to read.. :/ Don't worry, OP. There's no shame in seeing a therapist. At least you're trying to get help! :)
SlapAndTickle 20
You would think they wouldn't have magazines like that in their waiting room. I hope you pointed it out.
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TinyEMT 6
They should probably monitor what they're giving the patients to read.. :/ Don't worry, OP. There's no shame in seeing a therapist. At least you're trying to get help! :)
lois2113 6
I agree, wanting help for something like depression isn't selfish!
awkwarddebater 12
I would argue that *not* seeing a therapist when you have problems is even more selfish because you are relying on friends and family to help you out of something insanely difficult to escape. Go you for having the strength to admit you have a problem and work to get better! I know how hard it is, just keep fighting!!
Grex_fml 9
You should feel proud of yourself that your one of they few that can actually ask for help. Hope everything works out for you :)
VeganVampyre 26
45- I know what you mean. I went through about 6 different therapists over the course of about 10 years, and none of them helped much or at all, so I finally gave up about a year ago and have been working it out on my own or with friends and family.
KawaiiCupcake 14
The article is shit -_- The person who wrote it is an asshole!
SlapAndTickle 20
You would think they wouldn't have magazines like that in their waiting room. I hope you pointed it out.
igese 11
All whole demanding that she should be treated better, and that they should have thought about her feelings when they put those out
primadonnagirl 13
What if those magazines were purposefully put there by OP's therapist to depress OP further so the therapist gets more reliable business?
ohjoy15 33
@#2 It amazes me how something as garbage as this was even published for ANYONE to see... Let alone patients. :( Agreed! They should definitely try to filter out this rubbish especially in waiting rooms.
Kaatosade 9
Evidently, a change of journalists is in order.
carnage45567 10
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
Well.. That's depressing...
NoDontKillMe 19
Thanks, Captain Obvious! You saved us yet again! -_-
carnage45567 10
Your welcome ((:
VeganVampyre 26
What about my welcome?
AussieChild 22
Sounds like the person who wrote the article may need a therapist
golden_warrior 23
Journalists = Trolls, so don't even listen to them? Do they have a psychology degree? F**k what they have to say and get better OP
Octwo 16
some people don't have the luxury of a friend or family member close enough to confide in. I don't see how wanting someone to talk out your problems with and get constructive feedback is being selfish.
M3DIC4T3 29
In life, there are personal issues friends and family can't even handle. That is why we have doctors, dentists, specialists, and psychologists.
Autobot93 10
I guess what the idiot journalists mean is that they believe the "selfish" patients are wasting their time making up problems just so they waste the "real" patient's time at the therapist. Even then, it is just really stupid to come up with that conclusion and not think twice.
awkwarddebater 12
Needing to see a therapist isn't only for people who don't have close family and friends. I had a friend once who was very depressed and I eventually had to break off the friendship because the pressure of dealing with someone who can be set off by one word and who you constantly need to monitor was so bad it was making me near-suicidal. If you have a really bad problem, even if you're surrounded by people who care about you, PLEASE seek help, for your sake and theirs
Axipiter 24
I could not agree more, 34. Not to mention, even if you do have people you know personally, sometimes it's easier to talk about those things with people you have no personal ties to.
Rose_916 16
Thats terrible! Theres no problem with having a therapist. They should read through the magazines before having them in their waiting room.
Zebediabolical 43
But they can't charge 40 bucks for a half hour session of screening magazines.
anythingmustbe 18
You should right to the magazine accusing the author of the article of being a bitch with to many problems. Ironically they should see the therapist.
gracehi 31
*write
gracehi 31
Aw shit, I missed one. *too many problems. An easy way to remember that rule is "it's got too many 'O's."
anythingmustbe 18
Oops my head wasn't in the right place just wasn't thinking. Thank you for correcting me.
anythingmustbe 18
He got down voted for correcting me?
VeganVampyre 26
As far as I can tell, if you're going to be a grammar nazi, you have to 1) be correcting something really bad or stupid, 2) do it in an amusing/sarcastic way, or 3) both, otherwise people just get annoyed at you for being too fussy or pointing out an obvious mistake. So yeah, that was never gonna go over well :P
DocBastard 38
That's funny - in my waiting room I have magazines explaining how all surgeons are just quacks just trying to make money.
ginawater19 13
Hahahahah that's hilarious! I think it's a disgrace football players make more than surgeons who save dozens of lives daily. I don't think there is anything better in the world than to be able to save a life. I
ComoEsJuan 24
54, what about the person that taught said surgeon how to save a life? Teachers are people too...strange people, but people none-the-less. Take it from me. I am one.
Zebediabolical 43
I think anyone who dedicates their life to a sport to the exclusion of all else should be able to get millions for doing so. It's not like every sports player gets that money, just the cream of the crop. You miss parties, summer travel, all sorts of events because you want to make the top tier. Even those with the raw talent can't count on making it to the bigs or even staying there for long, what with the constant threat of injury in their field. If you make it big, you deserve to get paid big. That being said, I'd be surprised if the top one percent of doctors don't make as much as the top one percent of sports stars (barring baseball, those salaries are ludicrous even from a sports fan's perspective)
VeganVampyre 26
61- in the case of surgery, at least, the person who taught the surgeon would also have to be a surgeon. That's not the kind of thing you learn about in a classroom from someone who's never actually done it. So then we're still just back to talking about surgeons. And I am in no way dissing teachers, I think they're very important and I plan to be one myself! Just saying that teachers can't teach everything- although you could probably credit them with encouraging/inspiring people to want to become surgeons.
ComoEsJuan 24
79, all I can say to you is this: if you want a life full of anger, confusion, and monetary issues, then be a teacher. Why? Simply put, getting through to one student, and seeing new intellectual doors open for them, makes all of the bullshit worth it. So, good on ya if you stick to it! Oh, and one more piece of advice, don't ever let a student drive your car to prove a point concerning William Blake...