I was in therapy for close to 34 years. I guess I learned everything right to say to a therapist. I am doing a short term employee assistance program with a brand new just out of PhD school therapist. She is so naïve and has no life experience. When she asks a question I just tell her what I know she wants to hear and she just lights up like a Christmas tree. I am only going there for support so no harm done. I can get support from anyone mostly but it is nice to have someone who is trained. Her lack of experience just screams inability to really help anyone. Hope she only gets cases like me because she could do some real damage to anyone just starting therapy. She is asking questions that no first timer would know the answer to.

I actually read her body language and she defended herself like there was no tomorrow. She has already been supervised but experience is all that she needs at this point. She has not picked up on my real diagnosis and I do not plan to show any signs. This EAP is through my employer so I have to be very careful about what I say. I am doing good from my perspective and getting what I need which is all that counts right????

Wow I guess I really have graduated from therapy. I guess I got everything there was to get out of it already. Support is all that is left. Oh well.