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. 

 

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August 18, 2009

With an attitude like that, she should probably find another line of work–and not just for her own sake.