How To Break Up With Therapist And The Red Flags To Look Out For

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“I saw this therapist a total of three times. Mind you, I told her how happy I was with my job (inventory specialist) and that the reason I wanted a therapist was to talk about frustrations in my life. Every chance she got, the therapist would bring up how I should go back to school and every freaking time I told her that I did not want to go back to college because it was not for me and I had a hard time there. So, for example, I would say, ‘I’m getting annoyed with this person at work and I’m not sure how to approach her.’ And the therapist would say, ‘Well, if you went back to college, this wouldn’t be an issue for you.’ Without giving advice on how to talk to my colleague. Or the other thing I’d say is, ‘The man that delivered a shipment to my facility was being sexist towards me.’ And she would say, ‘That’s too bad. Have you thought about going back to college?'”

“So at our last appointment when she brought it up again, I said, ‘I shut down your idea of going back to school every time you bring it up. Why do you keep bringing it up?’ And she said, ‘I just think you could be truly happy if you got a degree. Maybe you wouldn’t need your medicine if you went back to school.’ GIRL, I have severe depression and anxiety, I’m on a bunch of medications to keep me sane. A freaking college degree isn’t going to magically make all of that go away.”

—funkmistress