Psychological hypochondria?
I mentioned to Anna that I was feeling depressed. She lectured me on not using psychiatric terms for common feelings. She implied I was making myself feel unhappy simply by using the word "depression". Gosh. I’ve never been called a hypochondriac by a psychotherapist before.
It’s kind of funny really. I sort of assumed that of all my friends and family, the one who’s a therapist would be most likely to be emotionally supportive. But she pretty well told me – pardon the expression – to fuck off. Perhaps that’s just work for her, and she doesn’t want to give any more in her own time. And she mentioned she’s getting tired of being a therapist. No, I can’t blame her. I just stare at it with a shocked sort of bemusement. I didn’t expect to get slapped down that hard.
With an attitude like that, she should probably find another line of work–and not just for her own sake.
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