Dear Anita,

Thank you for replying. Your therapist sounds like a very honorable human being. You were fortunate to find him.

When I went to therapy when I was young, I wasn’t a great judge of people, let alone therapists. Over time, I’ve gotten better, but even now, unless there are glaring red flags, it takes me at least a few sessions to figure out if a therapist will work for me. I tend to give people the benefit of the doubt, especially since I’m an introvert and like many introverts, my personality unfolds slowly over time. I guess I unconsciously assume other people are similar, although many people are very much “what you see is what you get” and no more. In hindsight, I can see some early warning signs that hinted at what these therapists would be like, especially the worst one. But I was depressed and sluggish, and just happy with myself that I had even made the call and started going.

Lost Soul

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