some of my past therapists have said this to me. They were not saying it to me and asking me this in these such words because they were celebrating my misforune. Therapists have many clients that focus on their health at certain points in life age wise and healing wise because the client is thinking about the t hings they have not yet accomplished for example mid life crisis. or those that think they should be farther ahead healing wise. Other times clients focus on their health and illnesses for attention or for diverting their attention off of their theray work. So the first question therapists ask when they notice a client focusing on health related stuff and physical illnesses is about mid life crisis type questions. those type of questions are easier for the client to admit to then admitting to focusing on health for attention or for diversion. If you had continued with therapy and followed and answered her questions of no on the mid life type questions she would have followed with the more in depth questions to find out if you were focusing on illnesses because you wanted attention or to divert her from talking about your mental problems.

Sometimes in the past I have had therapists that have sarcastically appeared happy about a problem of mine because Im not the type that will go on and on about a problem, in fact tha therapist found out about what was going on after the fact and after I found the solution for myself. So sometimes when I did come to her for help on something she would pull this sarcastic upbeat and ever so happy routine because I actually had a problem and was coming to her for help on it.