Smug Dipshits, Idiot Assholes and Stupid Fucking Professions, Part One....
(Blogger's note: This is a two-part post. The second half of the post will be posted sometime in the next day or two or whenever I decide to get around to it. Thanks.)
So...yeah, I'm a therapist/counselor. That's my job. I sit in a room, and I talk to people about their problems, I tend to give them some feedback they rarely listen to, and then their lives somehow get better (often they either they get themselves into a new romantic relationship or they get out of one) and then they thank me for my help. Or, I am of no help, their lives don't get better, and they just stop coming to their sessions. Either way...
Ok, so that's not entirely accurate. There's more to being a counselor than that. I actually take a lot of pride in my craft, and I have known a lot of talented, effective therapists in my day. And eventually, later, we'll get to all the good shit about my job, all the reasons why, even though a lot of people seem to think it is, it really isn'…
So...yeah, I'm a therapist/counselor. That's my job. I sit in a room, and I talk to people about their problems, I tend to give them some feedback they rarely listen to, and then their lives somehow get better (often they either they get themselves into a new romantic relationship or they get out of one) and then they thank me for my help. Or, I am of no help, their lives don't get better, and they just stop coming to their sessions. Either way...
Ok, so that's not entirely accurate. There's more to being a counselor than that. I actually take a lot of pride in my craft, and I have known a lot of talented, effective therapists in my day. And eventually, later, we'll get to all the good shit about my job, all the reasons why, even though a lot of people seem to think it is, it really isn'…
