The Therapist's Roadmap

[The_jackalope]

Last edited Tue Dec 5, 2017, 09:23 AM - Edit history (1)

Ego, radiant, glides in a golden coach through prosperous Potemkin facades of Personality. Behind the set Fear hammers desperately to keep the illusion from falling apart, as Despair grubs a starvation living out of the congealing mud of Shame.

Just down the road, Richard Cory and his factory hand raise sardonic eyebrows at each other as they mouth their pistols.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. That's an interesting bit of writing, dear jackalope!

Are you going to continue it, or is this a stand-alone piece?

I like it.

[The_jackalope]

2. At the moment, it's standalone.

Whether I continue it or not depends on what my therapist tells me next week.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. OK, sounds good.

I'm all in favor of being in therapy--it can really make a difference in our lives.

[The_jackalope]

4. Thanks. It started out just as grief counseling after my wife died.

It's gone down a level or two since then.

I'm lucky to have access to it, and to have found a good therapist. Those are quite rare, as I've discovered. Between this and my photography I have a fighting chance of not morphing into Richard Cory himself...