Couch 141: The Inversional Hexachordal Combinatorial Couch

Oo? Can they do amything? This sounds extremely scary

I need at least two surgeries. But I'm so tired... FML

This reminds me of when H and I would have a fight and be talking about it in marriage counseling. And I'd maybe be saying how I'd been stressed out about it or worried it would happen again, something like that. And MC would say, in the caring voice, "But you handled it." Like, the fact that we had a fight didn't matter because we survived it and are still sitting there. When he did that recently, I sort of went off on him and said something like, "Yes, I know, we handled it, and I know fights are OK. But the issues that led to it are still there, and I'd like to address those. Just knowing 'we handled it' doesn't help!"

He seemed a bit taken aback (I don't usually go off on him like that...though I have been more lately, come to think of it), but we did end up having a productive session after that!

just heard my roommate fart

Omg Anais, I was coming home on the Green line Thurs nite after the Celts game at about 11 pm and I think we had the same driver! I don't think we were on the train at the same time because he wasn't saying those exact things, but he was talking non stop and singing some type of rap thing between one of the stops! All of the passengers looked around at each other and rolled their eyes LOL. I ignored him as much as possible because I was busy trying to catch up on the Couch lol

I enjoy it when I see references to
Boston or where people come from on PC. I'm a Realtor and love learning where people live and where they are originally from. So if anyone cares to share, please feel free to.

You nailed it. I am given more tasks than others in my unit. I am always thinking about promotions and exceeding expectations and improving myself. I used to feel negative things like 'don't show them your full potential because they will take advantage' but being myself has led me to go pretty far in the agency in a short time. I'm not going to let the word choice hurt my feelings, I have to make a conscious decision to let that go. I'm on track for this promotion and there's another one coming up soon, so I'm confident if I keep doing what I do it will mean good things for me. Thanks for your input!

Hm, so perhaps this is why I have become more critical of and assertive toward marriage counselor lately? And he probably realizes it's a positive sign? Come to think of it, my T has seemed pleasantly surprised that I've been standing up to MC, too.

Walking around the lake in my pajamas because America

Yikes, I don't wanna become this way with mine but he wants me to learn to feel more assertive, I think I'd feel bad if I was this way with him LOL

I rejoice when the woman gives me an actual reason to openly tell her how useless she's being

Yeah, this is the second time I've encountered this dude, both on the B. Then there's the guy who rings the trolley bell in funny rhythms (but you'd only hear that on the above-ground portion, not downtown)

Luckily I don't take the train a whole lot so it's all still hilarious to me

Anything that makes the Green Line less skullnumbingly and stupefyingly ****ty is a wonderful asset to have on your ride, imo. The jaded masses can roll their eyes as much as they want.

Jaded mass? That would be me. Just shut up and drive the damn train. While I am always glad to see someone enjoying their job - I don't want their noisy chatter inflicted upon me.

I love this kind of thing. Little pockets of life amid the mundane and dense crud of the world.

It takes all kinds and a good pair of earplugs

Current T told me that my ending therapy with former T sounded like a divorce.

Former T had told me that my relationship with her will lead to me finally having a romantic relationship that lasts more than a few months.

I think they deliberately encourage this sort of extrapolation to the rest of our lives.

Although I can't imagine dating anyone with the personality (or whatever I've seen of it) of either former T or current T -- we wouldn't last even a week.

Thanks CE. Perhaps this is why I am not emailing her about it, instead want to discuss it face to face at my next session.

I had a really fun school bus driver in high school. She was a hoot, probably a little dangerous, but we loved her! There was this one side street near where I lived that she drove on to get to all of our stops, and it had a great dip in it, that if you ran a stop sign and floored it at just the right time through the dip, people in the back of the bus would get a teeny bit of "air time" off their seats. We used to do the same thing in our cars. It was great fun!! She also took no crap from the students - if anyone dared light up on the bus on the way home, she would smell it and turn around and go back to school no matter how close to home we were. That did not happen very often at all. If I remember right, her name was Kathy.

Just walked into Ts office. I wasn't anxious about the appointment at all until I walked into the building. Eek

I'm waiting for pdoc and I'm anxious too.

We can do this, butterfly!

Thanks, my appointment went well, hope yours does too.

My appointment was okay until we wrapped up (5 minutes early) and now I'm a mess. Sitting here in my car in tears. I don't even know why...

Hugs daisy

Yeah...that statement of assertion sounds like something therapists say to convince clients they know what they're doing.

I mean, is it because of therapy or is it because the therapist is so dang annoying and performs poorly that the client becomes assertive? Which could well happen in real life without the sainted gosh darn therapist involved. And different clients have different thresholds. I would have wanted to assert the heck over a number of therapists mentioned here long before their clients did.

Also, I think therapists recognize and exploit client weaknesses like low self-esteem and use those to keep them on the hook. And when the client finally breaks free a bit, it's, hey, see what a great therapist I am?

Full disclosure: I have a terrible hangover and also recent events are such that for the next few weeks I will likely be feeling incredibly anti-therapist (nothing to do with CW, but rather one of her predecessors). Don't take me too seriously.

My T and his office have a smell. It's not bad but it's distinct to me. It makes me anxious haha