Hope Floats
I went to a new therapist tonight and she ROCKS! She's funny, smart, and has been clean 11 years. I completed several diagnostic tools in her office and we discussed the results along with her therapeutic plan for me. She didn't dumb anything down and even let me look at the diagnostic scales.
I've never had a therapist that was so down to earth and easy to talk to. She actually made me laugh out loud several times! She told me she *knew* I could get better. She also told me she'd kick my ass if I did anything "recreational" down in San Francisco.
My favorite part was when I told her I was raised Buddhist and she summed it all up with these two things:
#1 - Everything is always changing
#2 - Your suffering is in direct proportion to your resistance to #1.
Wow - I actually have hope that I won't be depressed/anxious anymore!
I've never had a therapist that was so down to earth and easy to talk to. She actually made me laugh out loud several times! She told me she *knew* I could get better. She also told me she'd kick my ass if I did anything "recreational" down in San Francisco.
My favorite part was when I told her I was raised Buddhist and she summed it all up with these two things:
#1 - Everything is always changing
#2 - Your suffering is in direct proportion to your resistance to #1.
Wow - I actually have hope that I won't be depressed/anxious anymore!