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Old Mar 17, 2005, 05:23 PM
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I've been going to counselling every week for oh, 11 or 12 years now. There is STILL nothing specifically wrong with me. It used to be a little frustrating because I wanted some way to measure my 'progress'. My old therapist where I used to live and I had a little joke. You know the DSM codes that they have to write on your invoice for insurance purposes? Mine was a 306 or something like that... for "neurotic disorder" (which he said meant NOTHING, because EVERYONE has some kind of neurosis). I always asked when was I going to graduate to a 305 (which was something like "severe psychosis").

You do not have to have a major problem to go to counseling, and there is always something good to be gained if you and your therapist are a good fit for each other. Right now, I have a few specific things I want to tackle, but I mostly go because I feel it is important to ask for a fresh perspective from people who aren't just functioning as 'yes men'.

But it never hurts to ask her. Maybe you could couch it that you want to set some therapy goals.
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