i didn't have much respect for therapy either, and I'm not sure I do now, but I thought i knew how it was going to go also and it was different. it's different than talking to a friend. or at least in my case it was.

I think it's good to be able to laugh at obsessions if you can. david sedaris wrote a lot of stories about it. honestly you look at it from the outside once in a while, and it just seems ridiculous.

one time i was convinced i had parked the car illegally and would get a ticket and when i got back to check it (because i had to check it) i hadn't parked illegally. so i didn't get a ticket. but i swear to god, I worried about that nonexistent ticket all day. "don't forget to pay the ticket!" i said to myself. "they'll suspend your license if you don't! there will be a huge fine if you forget!" then "THERE IS NO TICKET FOR THE LOVE OF GOD."

over and over.

it's funny and not funny at the same time. i don't know if positive thinking can get you all the way through but it helps, that's for sure.