Humor will not be tolerated!! -Portia

I never understood what people meant by a "bad therapist" until just now. He was very...non-chalant. It's not like I wanted a ton of water works or superficial sweetness, but I felt like a specimen. An experiene for him to try his counseling tricks on. And I couldn't articulate "Okay ...

I wish there was some way to talk about it without making everyone go into "you have so much to live for!" mode. Not that I don't appreciate the compassion. It's just... gah. It takes a lot of energy to reassure those people. I need a code word, maybe. I really enjoy Hyperbole and a Half'...