Posted by Waterlily on January 27, 2004, at 17:53:37
In reply to Re: The Kleenex Box » Joslynn, posted by Dinah on January 23, 2004, at 8:47:58
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> Come to think of it, there are probably as many germs in tears as in a runny nose, so maybe I should use one. But I'm not going to obsess over it with a therapist who picks his nose.A little anatomy lesson here that has almost nothing to do with this thread. Tears are sterile. Boogers are not (it's their job to catch the germs). A runny nose consists mostly of tears that drain through the puncta (little holes on the inside corners of your eyelids) to the back of the throat, but it has more germs because of its pathway (through the nose).
My therapist hands me a tissue box when she thinks I'm on the verge of crying. I think it's a nice, caring gesture. I don't think she's trying to stop me from crying - it actually encourages crying because you don't have to worry about where the body fluids are going.
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