Posted by Jazzed on May 29, 2005, at 10:00:47
In reply to Dear Abby! Warning: A rant., posted by Daisym on May 28, 2005, at 12:47:35
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> Did you see the column in Dear Abby today "College Student can't escape parents"?
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> He writes that his parents are verbally abusive, he is in therapy but they still make him ill with phone calls, etc.
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> Her answer ended with, " And because after two years of therapy, you continue to tolerate the treatment you're getting from your parents, consider changing therapists."
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> I WAS SO OUTRAGED I SPIT MY COFFEE!!! My husband thinks I'm nuts, I tried to tell him that changing therapist after 2 years would be like getting a divorce for most people. I asked him to imagine telling our son that after 3 years he had to see someone else, because he was still anxious. He got my point.
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> I can't believe she wrote that. I want to write and ask her if she has ever been in long-term therapy herself.
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> OK -- take into account that last week marked two years in therapy for me, so I'm extremely sensitive about it "taking too long" right now.
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> Thank you for allowing me my rant.
I hope you DO write that letter. Her advice is idiotic. She should have focused on the dysfunctional relationship with the parents.
Anyone who makes you feel that bad is toxic. Take their $ to get through college, and then run like H***!Jazzed
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