I originally was majoring in psychology in college. I enjoy all my classes and thought that I would be really good at being a therapist since I already had so much experience.

Then I started seeing a therapist intern at my college. That poor woman. I don't know why she asked her boss permission to see me long-term, and I don't know why he approved... Her boundaries were too strong, her "wall" was toi high. So our sessions consisted of me challenging her and her trying to defend herself. I guess she figured if she could survive me, she could survive any other client? My ex-T started seeing me again and told me I needed to knock it off and stop seeing the intern. Sad thing is, the intern didn't want to terminate...

After all that I learned that I'm a pain in the butt. I can barely survive dealing with myself. Hiw could I survive a client like me or worse? How could I maintain healthy boundaries? Could I remain objective and not develop counter-transference? The answers for me were no.

But... my T came up with a great idea to put my knowledge and skills to use: become a mental health advocate! So once I get better, that's my goal