Today, after breaking down in front of my therapist over some really sensitive issues, she decided to also break down. Not about my story but about her own life. I'm not being paid to comfort and console my therapist. FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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, my therapist broke up with me after almost 3 years. I can’t pay people to listen to my problems. FML
Today, while I was explaining my troubles to my therapist, he asked me, "And don't you have someone you can tell all that?" FML
Today, my therapist started laughing at me whilst I was telling my story. He said, "Sorry, I can't help it" and burst out laughing. FML
Today, my therapist told me, "I'm sorry, but I'm not qualified to handle your level of instability." FML
Today, my psychologist broke up with me, professionally. It's alright though, she told me it's her, not me. 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, my therapist told me she can’t see me by herself anymore because frankly I have so many problems, I need separate therapists, each with their own specialties, to work together on me as a team. I didn’t think it was that bad. FML
Today, I tried therapy to talk about my problems without feeling like i am harassing anyone. After messaging a therapist for over 2 hours, I felt way better and finally understood. It turned out I'm in such a bad mental state that I'm a danger to myself and others. Police were called by the therapist. FML
Today, I went to see a therapist for the first time because I've been feeling depressed lately. I opened up and said everything that was on my mind. I really spilled my guts. After a good 30 minutes, her first question was, "Do you always talk this much?" FML
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chillyCholo 5
Therapists have feelings too..
canzonetta 16
That seems quite unprofessional.
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Comments (117)
writergirl23 19
Um you mean paying don't you
MED_1984 7
As a counsellor/therapist myself, what happened is not appropriate. She needs to be reported to her supervisor or governing body. That way she can get appropriate support that she needs to ensure that she is helping clients, not putting them in an awkward, unprofessional situations that could actually do harm.
R3TROxLOV3 32
It seems like a lot of you aren't realizing how inappropriate it was for his therapist to do this. While it's true that sometimes it's difficult to control ones emotions, his therapist should have excused herself and left the room instead of breaking down in front of the OP like that. The OP shouldn't have to pay his therapist to listen to her cry about her problems, it's really not how it's supposed to work. The therapist obviously needs to take a leave on absence to get herself together before returning to counsel other patients.
alaskagrl19 1
maybe thats a method of hers
bubo_fml 11
Most therapists are arrogant, elitist hypocrites anyways...Just look at Fraiser & his twink-of-a-brother, Myles!
OctoberRainfall 13
#93, I agree with you to an extent. In my experience, therapists have caused more damage than they have prevented, but I am sure that that is not true of everyone - again, that's just my PERSONAL experience.
HannahWho 8
Yes, because we should take scripted shows as an example of realistic, down to earth everyday life.
alfred07 18
The OP is right, his time with his therapist is time meant to be about him and the therapist should not have made it about them.
jayemdoubleyou 1
Therapists are people too, you dick!
CamberwellCarrot 8
Send her a bill.
mattorama 15
I never met a psych major back in college that wasn't messed up in the head and only trying to fix themselves.
beesmakewax 3
Discount?