“Will they be upset with me if I disagree?”

“If I stay in tonight will she stop being friends with me?” 

“We haven’t finalized any plans yet, I’ll say no to other plans until we do.”

How trying to get a gold star in therapy got in the way of therapy

You will never hear me say “kiddo.” It has always irked me, and I’ve grown more and more frustrated when I hear it. I had to sit down to figure out why it bugs me so much. 

I’m a therapist and I don’t think therapy is the solution to everything.