i liked the funny stories. Who else can i tell these to anyway? So... debate-free funny therapy or mental health related stories

i'll start with another one...

i almost went to therapy in odd shoes. i had changed clothes at a star bucks and apparently put on one of each pair of shoes from the old outfit and new one. i didn't notice. i ran errands that way and was about to go to therapy when i saw what i had done. To make it even better... the other two shoes were missing. I had left them in the bathroom at starbucks. i called and the staff had the shoes but were very confused about it.

i had to go to therapy in an old pair of leather clogs... and believe me, when i take them off they stink. i ALWAYS take off my shoes in therapy. i should have decided against it, but i'm a creature of habit... and.. oh boy. Foot smell. Once done it was to obvious to put them back on... neither of us said anything... just had foot smell for the whole session

eep

This isn't a T story, but it is funny and has to do with my (lack) of mental competence, lol. It just happened a couple of hours ago. I am at work and I walked over to the supermarket to get a salad for lunch. I was talking on my cell phone and was also just out of it from total lack of sleep for days and days-- and instead of walking into the supermarket entrance, I walked straight into the security office. So I just stand there, looking around at all of the security TVs and cameras and stupid me is thinking, "This is the supermarket? Very different setup here... " The security guard says hello and I say "hello!" Then he says, "Uh, the entrance is over there." I said, "Oh. Yeah. I just walked in here because..... yeah." LOL.

[SingleGirl]

I was seeing my second psychiatrist ever... telling my story. I was nervous because, you know, it's a psychiatrist and I'm trying to navigate my dysfunction and he starts yawning.

Finally, he says, "whoa, whoa, wait a minute. I'm so sorry, and this has never happened before, but I think I need to step outside, get some air, get a soda, I'm so sorry."

He excused himself, asked me if I wanted something, went and got a soda, came back, apologized some more and let me start again.

The psychiatrist was falling asleep in the middle of my story. Ha. I know it happens, but it was just awkward at the time... I was thinking my life must be pretty humdrum if it puts the dude to sleep in his chair.

ILLEGAL HOLDING

So, I went to visit my Pdoc. He is going to be going away for three months. I was getting up to leave and he was in the doorway. He looked at me and I thought he intended to give me a hug. So, I go into hug stance and start to hug him. All of the sudden, he threw up a boundary, LOL! We were "hugging" I guess but he somehow kept my body away from his. I actually loved that. I don't think I would have liked it had we done a normal hug. He also was able to execute this move without pushing me away, so I didn't feel rejected. I was in awe, what a pro! It must be instinctual because he had no prior notice.

He deserves a medal for this beautifully executed maneuver previously unknown to man. (LOL)
I now call it the Dr. **** Maneuver.

With the suggestion from a friend, I am henceforth going to reframe this situation. I tripped and Pdoc caught me. The maneuver then occurred. Can you imagine what kind of injuries I might have experienced? I might have skinned my knee!

Over and Out

T-less

[DePressMe]

My pdoc had a very over ripe banana on his desk, so I commented about it. He got defensive and in an edgy voice said, "I like my bananas that way." It was really out of character for him to respond in such a manner. The funny part is that every time I see him, I think about asking, "so, how's your banana?" Let your mind do a little Freudian wandering and you will see why I laugh every time I think about it.

[MINIME]

I love this post. I have fun with my therapists when I can. When we laugh it takes some of the edge of the situation. Yesterday after my appointment I called my therapist. I always call and tell her thanks. Well yesterday I called her and said You had a great session today and you worked really hard. Then I said oh thats projection. I mean I had a great session and I worked very hard. She loves that kinda humor.
The other day she almost walked into a wall on the way to her office. So I now can say when she asks me to talk about hard stuff that I will if she makes me laugh by almost walking into a wall.

On Halloween I was badly triggered. Called T. She called us after hours. My little boy alter was getting into the motorized wheelchair (hate them) and couldn't work it well and crashed BAM into the wall. Threw it in "reverse" and BAM into a corner. T called and said "Hey, what are you doing?" "I'm crashing into walls at the store!!! What are you doing?"

[hangingon]

Not to long after I started therapy I was a bit upset about something, my T asked me to talk to my inner child as if she were sitting in the chair, right there next to me.

I broke out with are you kidding me (as I had never heard of that before or had been to T in the past). She said no, its good to comfort your inner child to make her feel safe.

I looked right at her and said , isn't that why people come here because they talk to things that arn't real. She busted out laughing. I was in shock, she rolled for awhile and said you know, I never really thought of it like that before.

Needless to say, I have yet to talk to the chair... lol

[InsaneMax]

Jello- time to toss the clogs I think.