The Couch 146 : The Untouchable, Nontotient, Octahedral, Composite Couch.

Maybe I should just stop and let it just fade out

I wish I could come and physically hug all of you (who would want that) and say that it's all going to be okay. I'm sad that so many couchies are hurting right now.

But even if I had the means, I'm in bed sick. H keeps telling me to go to the doctor, but...I don't know why I haven't.

Hugs back to you Daisy!

I am so confused.. one day h wants a divorce, now he planned for the kids to spend the weekend with his mom and to take me out to breakfast for my birthday. I haven't given him an answer yet though..

Dont make me play doctor on you. I always diagnose that its your gall bladder.

Well, its still nice to give you a kid-free weekend. If you do split up, you get to decide what kind of relationship with him you guys want ongoing. Cordial or crabby?

One time in college i was on one of those weird wikipedia rampages where you just keep clicking links to new articles. One of them was a respiratory condition called pleurisy... the next day my friend called complaining that he was sick and I was like "that sounds like pleurisy! It can be dangerous so you should see a doctor!"

So he went to the dr who sent him straight to the ER, and he was in the hospital for about a week after...

Dx was pleurisy

Maybe he's just been in session? Or is trying to find a spot for you, if he ended up giving up your other one? Hope you hear something soon. You could always text again in case he somehow missed it.

If you're getting the automated reminders, is that from his calendar?

See, normally I get mad when people pretend to be Dr. WebMD, but way to go, anais!

My bio mom apparently had pleurisy. It sounds incredibly painful.

Hope you hear back soon, jDNA.

Okay, time for a therapy mini-poll:

I had a half hour no charge initial consultation with Informatino over Skype earlier today. At one point she started to explain the etymology of "emotion" to me. (It's Latin, so not news to me.)

Has anyone else had a therapist do this? Because this is the second time it's happened to me in therapy (and never otherwise in my life). Is this something they learn in therapy school?

No, none of my therapists have done this. I understand why that could be a conversation, but ehh. It wouldn't do much for me.

Please tell me you told her about the typo. Please.

I figured I'd save that for our first rupture.

I was taking a drink when I read this. There is now Dr. Pepper all over my phone. Well played. I tip my hat to you.

NO I HAVE NOT.

(I'm not yelling, but my insides are screaming at the thought of this scenario.)

jDNA, I thought you told him you weren't returning? Could this be a replay of before when you told him you weren't returning and he took you at your word and then it was a while before you got back onto the schedule? It seemed like you had to wait to hear from him, then, too. But then you did, and you got it worked out. Hang in there.

Art, I think you get to decide that things are fixable, not your therapist. If I were you, and you want this to be fixable, go back there and declare it fixable. You get to define you and your path. You're not possessed. You're not a monster. You were triggered. Surely, she can deal with that. It's not like you are a nightmare client like I am. She's lucky that you want to even return to work it out.

I am watching what may be the absolute worst Doris Day movie ever. They just did an insane and horrible dance and song with bugs bunny. Thank goodness Eve Arden is in it. I like her a lot.

No, and I would laugh in their face if any of them did

Yes it's from some business therapy scheduling website

I texted T at 7 20 and said please let me know?

He sent back hi junkDNA. Yes I still have noon open.

I sent do you want to meet

He said yes


So I'm meeting T tomorrow. Now instead of being hella sad that he hasn't texted me I am hella nervous to actually see him

I'm glad that he texted you back, DNA. I understand being nervous; I would be too. I hope it goes well.

Somebody tell me not to send an somewhat irrational angry email to t!!

Glad he responded and that he's able to see you. And I totally get being nervous. Hope you have a good session.

you guys all make it sound so simple but it sure don't feel simple. but thanks.

sigh, i do know i need to stop talking about this and just let it go already. not that i think you're saying that. that's coming from me.

ATAT - not usually - but I did see one batshit crazy phd for about 3 months who had a whiteboard and would say crazy **** like that. I later met a couple of other people who had hired her and their conclusion was also - that one was bs crazy