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June 03, 2011
Therapy
"One of these days you gonna walk in here in the morning and find me sleeping on the couch, deep sleep. this is the safe house, where I can take a deep breath and disrobe" I said wistfully and then I sat deeper in the couch. " It would not be a stretch if I find you sleeping here, but disrobing as long as is mentally it's okay" Dr Klein said with a smirk on his face.
There is a sense of safety in his office. surrounded by windows, its a half circle shape sitting room decorated with Fine Persian rugs and comfortable leather couches. There are plants all over the room greening the atmosphere. He is tall with a head full of white hair, always dressed up in casual name brand clothing. He has a soft voice. and the words struggle coming out of his mouth. He talks with a quiet hush, careful and soothing and once in a while he comes out with brilliant one liners to squash my ego , sharp witty phrases with great timing.
Usually we laugh a lot, and his face saddens deeply at times when I break down and cry. but we mostly match wit and show off our deep knowledge of the language we play with mischievously. Every time as I am leaving his office one of us says something and we both come out laughing. There is always this gentlemen in the waiting room who witnesses our happy exit and one time he just could not stand it anymore. " How come you guys are always laughing, therapy should not be so funny", he objected now standing up. " we have been doing this for a long time, and believe me therapy is very funny." I chimed as I bid goodbye to the good doctor.
I think therapy is a day in the woods where you find new back roads and inroads to the sunnier places . You learn to understand your own human condition and how to coupe with the barrage of daily bends on the road. you learn to navigate and maneuver around the obstacles and how to survive the once in a while crashes. It also takes away some of the loneliness one feels since there are not many people you could talk and converse at that level of intelligencer. We all live alone within the parameters of our psyche and are sometimes so alien to the persona we mask ourselves in socializing with others. There is such a positive energy in affirmation of your ideas by another, affirmation of your life.
Posted by Idinraha at June 3, 2011 02:52 PM
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affirmation of your life...I think that is what we all are looking for.
you are lucky to have such a good doctor. i'd be too self conscious to talk to a therapist. always second guessing, too worried about what another might think. your last paragraph is written beautifully, the sentiment behind it. one can get lost inside of themselves only so deep before one needs to be pulled back out.
Posted by: jen at June 3, 2011 07:56 PM
Dear Jen , its so good that you come here and share this spread with me and so generous of you
to leave impressions for me to treasure...............
Posted by: Idinraha at June 7, 2011 03:27 PM