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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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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)
chillyCholo 5
Therapists have feelings too..
CareFace 16
They seem to be solid walls of emotionless toughness. Everyones gotta cry and let it out at some point!
thepyrotek 1
So do hookers
melchibr_fml 0
The-rapists don't have feelings.
DKjazz 20
Sure do, and hey, I bet if you went back to school and got your doctorate, y'all could strike deal. You therapute her, she theraputes you, baddabingbaddaboom. Therapute!
urdirtyolduncle 15
^why do I feel like you've just described a very sexual situation.
saksxalmo 20
While therapists are human and have their own problems, it's unprofessional for them to break down in front of a patient. I don't think anyone is really at fault here, but maybe the therapist is in the wrong line of work if s/he allows this sort of thing to happen....
UrAverageBrat 10
Yeah, but aren't they supposed to their stuff together?
SuperKnuckels 6
if she was attractive at all shoulda asked her out. lol
angrymexican 8
So do therapists have there own therepists? And do those therapists ha
NoSpacesHere 3
Yo dawg...
angrymexican 8
**** I tried to fix therapists because I spelled it wrong but I sent it on accident. The only time I turn off auto correct I need it...
unluckiestperson_fml 14
HAHAHAHA oh my god #5, your photo is freakin hilarious
LiveLaughFML 10
And do mail mans deliver their own male? Do doctors have their own doctors? Do fireme--THESE ARE THE QUESTIONS THAT HAUNT ME! *trollface*
LiveLaughFML 10
^ whoops. * Male men.. deliver their own *mail.
ShroomsOnAcid 17
That "mail mans" question cracked me up real good. It's almost too funny of a fail to have been unintentional.
Calyx_fml 22
Awesome pic!
Swiftly 0
Theraception...
wisese 0
11, it's mailman, you were right the first time. And if a mailman happens to live on his own route, then yes, he delivers his own mail. It's as simple as that. I also hear that doctors make the worst patients.
LiveLaughFML 10
#23 I'm glad you got a good laugh out of it. And nope, it was an honest mistake.
BeaterOfTheDrums 15
44 that's because they try to diagnose themselves, but are legally not allowed too, or something like that..
skyttlz 32
Actually yes most therapists need their own therapist because of the stress of hearing about and helping others.
malters 9
But how do their therapists cope wouldn't they all be going mad with each others problems?
alfred07 18
Actually yes. At least in Britain (don't know about America) part of training to be a counsellor is to receive x many hours worth of counselling.
girl112891 7
Therapist 1 sees therapist 2, who sees therapist 3. It's the circle of life. I had a therapist at one point. She was awesome and happy! And so artsy and talkative. Best therapist out of the three I had in my life!
123josie123 11
Charge her.
Meraklez1013 9
Ur picture is hilarious :D
AnonymousTroll 2
Ever been to reddit?
TourettesGuyFTW 26
What's reddit?? What's a troll?...
nycy 0
Reddit is spawn of 4chan. It became popular after the digg implosion.
canzonetta 16
That seems quite unprofessional.
UnleashedKilla1 4
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absolutegrrr 7
Hey guys, I found Sargent Sarcasm!
s15c 9
How would you feel if you job was just to listen to people's problems all day? Being a therapist is considered one of the most depressing jobs in the world.
Jiplo 18
Many therapists have to see other therapists due to all of the problems that they have to talk about. They have to share and understand the pain of their patients, and it's hard not to.
ohmandapants 17
She obviously needs to go on sick leave or something. Listening to people's shit all day is no easy feat.
DKjazz 20
She must've caught the crazy. Shit's contagious.
jtthegr8 26
Well, did you get her job for comforting her?
PlasticSand 6
I honestly laughed my ass off at the mere sight of your amazing picture.
jtthegr8 26
Haha well thank you, good sir!
Razzle_Dazzle_5 11
That's like a student teaching a teacher, talk about a mind ****!
123josie123 11
That's like an average day at school for me :/.
Razzle_Dazzle_5 11
59 than it's about damn time the students get paid!
pslcdsl 9
Shouldn't she know how to deal with problems? Anyways, shes supposed to. Shes probably having a really hard time. Maybe you two will invent something like mutual therapy or something :D
QfiggyQ 10
That's called a friendship.
VasilisaUzhasnaj 29
I think there's a rule against any kind of personal relationships between patient and therapist
Epsilonyx 15
...how does that make you feel?
baybay123lol 0
You made my life(:
windfuelsfire 10
That was unprofessional of her, but sometimes you just can't control what has to come out. I don't really appreciate how you reacted, though. You're not the only person in the world that has problems, and you shouldnt be one to complain when you see someone else in the same state as you.
IntoTheClouds 42
He's right, though - he's NOT being paid to console her. There's a time and place for everything, and he doesn't have to sit and console his therapist if she begins breaking down in front of him. He didn't go there to do that; he went there to talk about his feelings.
HannahWho 8
I think the session should have been free. I mean, stuff happens and you can't always control it but I hope she did not charge him for it. While unprofessional, she has feelings to. If he does not feel comfortable he could have left.
Reality_bites 14
Exactly windfuelsfire, I totally agree. Its not like the therapist meant to break down and it appears that the OP resents anything that takes the attention off them for a second - "Im not being paid to comfort and console my therapist....." Geez. Its not like the therapist would have been sobbing for the whole hour. It seems like they want everyone to listen to them whinge but cant be there for someone else in their time of need.