Couch 171: Scams R Us

Welcome to the couch, old and new! A place to hang out - sometimes you get immediate feedback, sometimes you don't.

Shouting, "Cool Whip" tends to bring others out from between the cushions if you're feeling lonely.

This is a chatty thread. All are welcome. We're kind of psychologically oriented, sometimes. We try to be supportive. At times we discuss what that means.
It’s a place to plop down on the couch when you come home from work or wherever, or wake up in the middle of the night, or check in at lunch, rant a bit or not, and be among friends.

We advise you not to drink or drug and text your therapist ("T") - we speak from experience.

Sometimes the thread moves fast and you might get overlooked; sometimes it moves slowly and all you hear are crickets. Sometimes you get hugged or thanked pages later. So if it's a bigger question, you might want to start a new thread.

Grab a cushion, a spot on the floor, or an armchair in the corner and make yourselves comfy!

Title - wiki

Hey NP: replying from this post on the other couch: Do you think it would be better for you if you were in contact with him? I can only think about how dangerous that would be.

Can we not sit on—gasp!—the Couch?

Very meta.

Hey i just copied what i copied last time!

Hey, a new couch. You guys are fast!

(((NP))) regarding the sneeze, I'm 6 years out and I still get triggered by a bunch of stupid things, like knocking at my door and loud music. It's okay not to be okay, if that makes sense.

No. My other fear is that he'll come around and sweet talk his way back into my life. I'm so ****ing lonely at this point it would probably work. The last time we talked, before they disallowed him to call me last year, he was telling me how much he loved me, etc. This fear is the reason I refuse to delete audio recordings or burn my journals as some people have suggested I do. I don't need to forget what he said and did.

I’m going to send a PM to Lola Cabana on Facebook to let her know the couch still lives on and is in the 170’s and it’s about time she come and say hi.

I am rather perplexed about the absence of your ignore list.

The Church of Una is truly open indeed.

And this is how ancient manuscripts get corrupted.

What? Now we are hippies? Bean bag chairs, black lights, where will it end?

Far out!

Be grateful she left you your armchair.

Um, was I not supposed to wear my tie-dye t-shirt?

Or my glitter fairy wings and face paint?



Oops.

Quoting Stopdog:

Yep we pretty much do need you.

Yesterday I had what felt like a complete and utter breakdown.

A lot of crying and suicidal feelings. I messaged my "emergency" contact- a girl I went to the same school with, but only call or message 1-2 times a year. But I didn't feel like it helped so I just said thank you and sorry for bugging her.

I didn't email R.

My mind was just so tired and I was frustrated because I couldn't study anymore. I told my mother that I

and I felt like she finally took me seriously, and it was comforting to have her talk to me pretty much till late .

Exam tomorrow.

(((((Lemon)))))

((Hugs Lemoncake))

((((lemoncake))))

Hey, why is the new couch called Scams R Us? This makes us look shady to any new members.

Hugs, Lemon. I’m glad your mom was there to listen and that she took you seriously.

I was wondering the same thing .....

I don't think people take the name of this thread all that seriously or literally. It could be homage to those of us who believe therapy is often a scam, it could be referring to the sort of psychology school which holds all clients are scamming, or something completely else because exhankster works in mysterious ways.

True, and scammers usually don't admit to be scammers anyway.

Yeah i thought it would be nice to honor those of youse. Plus dint shakespeare say resistance makes scammers of us all? Plus how could toys r us abdicate its place in our lives? and this morning after reading that the usa is threatening other nations for supporting breastfeeding, it seems even more appropriate.

Eta - or as it says in wikipedia, 171 - um sete um - is bolivian or something for scam in slang.