Couch 206: The Hersilia Couch

I disagree with this. I think it is possible for some people to choose to help one's parent when they ask (and ATAT's mother did ask - not demand) (not everyone sees a therapist because of separation issues - again your issue - not every else's)- it was not that atat is a wimp who is running back every time her mother crooks her finger - that is an unworthy interpretation in this case I believe. It might be your experience with your parent - but it is not my experience with my parents (not when mother was alive and not from alive dad now) and from what I have seen - is not ATAT's experience with her mother. Even a sense of duty towards a family member is not per se a bad thing to have. One might explore it with a therapist if one is concerned as to one's motivations -but all families are not your family. I am all for cynicism when it comes to dealing with therapists -but I don't think all families are bad.

I hope they help. Pain is the worst.

Sounds dumb but what areas are you naturally interested in?

Maybe reading up on the window of tolerance would help a little bit? There's a lot on youtube about reducing hyper activation.





Are you still seeing T 4 days a week or did you go back up to your normal 5?

Wow he's one smart kid.

Do you have to let the school counselor know she will now see someone? I would think they might be better of knowing because then they can reinforce in school what D picks up from therapy? Like I wonder if it would confuse D if the therapist shows her one thing then teachers and counselor at school use a different tactic?

He’s a very intelligent little guy, just very troubled. But soon we will know why.

I think Una was exposing Info’s wiles to get more $$$$.

I am, of course, in favor of all things exposing the wiliness of therapists

Okay, but i still think its just a rote response from t school. Thats what t school is MOSTLY about.

I didnt think i was responding so much from my personal experience, as much as i was saying that the t was giving a rote, therefore impersonal and probably inapplicable, response.

Its not always about me!

Wait, who said that??!

You know me, you really know me!

Uhoh, we agreeeeeed again!!!!

Poor ATAT.

"Uhoh, we agreeeeeed again"

Scary stuff indeed.

Well it is hollow weenie.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: The two of you are ending up as roommates in a nursing home.

Not for long! We will be feeding each other "almond" tea the first night.

And I have the Final Exit book memorized. I am not going into a home.

As unofficial couch record keeper: all wins are chalked out on the giant chalk board.

Then the firework show starts at 9pm on the dot.

Hi Everybody! Just stopping in to say "hi" and sending hugs to anyone who wants one!

OR hurrah thank goodness - depending upon how you see things.

Thank you for those links. I just watched both of them. And still seeing T 4 days a week. We havent talked about going back to 5 days since the end of summer.

A terrible thing has happened:
I have an irish boy band song stuck in my head.
This is worse than the idea of being in a home.
And I can't even sit in my usual rocking chair because the cat has claimed it as his own and I am too much a minion to make him get off.

I could give you a few songs to replace it with, but I doubt they'd be any better...

Yeah, I'm' going to let them know, thanks for the reminder. And I gave P permission to share information with the school. And today when I talked to P, she was asking if D liked to play board games, and I said that was part of the social skills stuff at school that the psychologist does. She wanted to know what their emphasis was so that she was consistent in the message.