Dear Reader Column 03-29-06

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Dear Reader,

Every now and then I go to the shrink for a tune up. Usually I end up on the "couch" because there's something I don't like about myself and I can't seem to change it on my own. (By the way, if you've never been to see a therapist, people don't really lie on the couch. That only happens in the movies.)

I do my homework before I go to my appointment. I like it when I can walk in, sit down and say, "Here's what I think the problem is." I'm all enthused about my appointment the day I make it, but then the closer it gets to the actual sitting down and spilling my guts stuff, I start feeling a little awkward about the idea. I do my darndest to coax myself into believing that I really don't have anything to talk about, I'm going to waste $150 (that's the 50 minute fee) and so I should cancel. But I never do and I can't say that I've ever been disappointed.

So I tell the shrink what's driving me nuts, then she asks me, "And how does that make you feel?" a couple of times. Then I ask for an assignment, and by the time I leave her office I'm anxiously anticipating my new adventure.

I've learned through the years, if I can turn a problem into a project, then I'm so busy concentrating on my "assignment" that my problem doesn't seem like such a big deal anymore.

Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.

Suzanne Beecher
Suzanne@DearReader.com
http://www.DearReader.com

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