An example of an appointment when I first hired the woman:
Me: What is supposed to happen here?
Therapist: you come in and have a conversation with me
Me: About what?
Therapist: About whatever you want
Me: Well, I don’t really want to converse with you about anything. But if one is supposed to converse here, I think you should be able to tell the sorts of things one is supposed to converse about so I will know.
Therapist: What was your week like?
Me: I saw Tosca the other night
Therapist: who is that
Me: Are you messing with me?
Therapist: No, I would never do that
Me: It is an opera
Therapist: I don’t know anything about opera
Me: Do you know anything about scooter repair
Therapist: No
Me: Cats?
Therapist: I don’t like cats
Me: Then what are we supposed to converse about?
Therapist: Whatever you want. What is going on in your life
Me: I went to see Tosca, my scooter needs a new battery and my cat hurt his paw.
Therapist: How do you feel?
Me: What the hell are you talking about?