Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

Thu, 26 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Whatever problem someone carries into a therapist’s office is usually a cover for a harder one. The man who books an appointment for insomnia and work stress doesn’t mention the childhood tragedy for six months. The woman raging at the ex who dumped her can’t yet see that she’s terrified of dying alone. Healing starts when a person loosens their grip on the version of events they walked in with — and that’s brutally hard, because every real change asks you to mourn something you’re losing. Lori Gottlieb, a therapist who ends up in therapy herself after a blindsiding breakup, tells the story from both chairs at once.

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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone