Posted by geekUK on July 8, 2001, at 20:05:13
In reply to How do you interview your shrink!!?, posted by kid_A on July 8, 2001, at 18:12:33
I constantly battle my docs (or used to)
best way is to pose philosophical qns I find.
as at the time I was existential(but hadnt rad sartre...yet), so resoning allong these lines gave insight into how he dealt with these problems and if he 'got it'. this may not suit you.(this method got info on when therapist was my age and in therapy, also he said for me to watch 'good will hunting' ref- doc vs boy. much as I liked the guys effort, and if hes out there, you did your best, but he didnt get it, or maybe I didnt.)
One thing I still use is reference obscurely, use words that are off the beaten tract. Miasma, for discribing myself. gives you an intelect/possible intrests (is in 2 of my most read books)
humour, try to shock by laying your humour as bare as your feelings. If they find it funny nah... if they get it -they may have some level of understanding
using these tools you may be able to pick little elements out of there peronality/beleifs and see if there is a 'jelling'. if so maybe you might be able to stomach the sacharine solution.
but this, I now realise is what I do often anyway to everyone, so it might not be so easy to work this into converseation
well I'd love to stay and chew the fat,
but some ones listening in (Kid Amnesiac?)
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