Hey, Bummblebean. Cute name. Welcome to the board.

I didn't have that many therapists but the first three, maybe, were real loosers. I lucked out quickly into my search and stuck with her for 10 years. What I liked most about her was that she didn't have a high and mighty attitude. She was Real. When it came time to do some real digging, she was willing to follow a certain type of therapy; that was connecting with "my inner child." I had read a book by John Bradshaw and it appealed to me very much.

She didn't dress expensively but rather comfortably... although her couch was the most uncomfortable thing I have ever tried to sit in! You see, my legs are short and the seat in it was loooong. To tell the truth, it was her caring and spoken commitment to me and my family that kept me going back. She isn't perfect, though. She made some serious mistakes during the years, but I owe to her who I am today. She was a combination of mother/daughter/sister/friend/therapist.

In the end, she did let me down, though. She wouldn't answer any of my phone calls so I don't know what happened on her end. I felt very betrayed by her and I still hold some resentment because of the broken commitment, but at this writing I have an impulse to leave another message on her machine and thank her for everything. I just received my SSI check and it was all due to her report.

I think we need to remember that therapists are human, too, just like us. They aren't perfect by any means. They have their limits, too, just like the rest of us. Like in everything else, you can find some rotten ones in the bunch. But when you find a good, they are Good!



He's making a list and checking it twice...