- Post of the Week #10
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Confessions of a Psychotherapist: More on Therapy Culture…
‘…Yes, we sometimes use sex as a shortcut to intimacy. Yes, this is not always in our best interests. Yes, we often expect our relationships to transform our lives and feel disillusioned when they don’t. But I always thought this was a part of the human emotional landscape which may or may not require psychotherapy, depending on the impact on the individual. Silly old me. No, apparently this is a disease called sex addiction, which is soon to be an epidemic and – get this bit – requires an industry of sex addiction centres to make these people normal again. Ouch. Get thee behind me, capitalism…’
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Our judges said:
‘Just really well-written, intelligent, engaging, funny, mentions horse therapy and is quite rude about Ulrika Jonsson, although the last bit didn’t influence my decision. Not only would I want to go to the pub with her, I’d want her to be my therapist (in the pub, with beer).’
‘Interesting post, actually “about something”, which genre has been a little
sparse hereabouts on POTW.’
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Yeah, it’s a good post innit? Hurrah for Ms Melancholy!
P.S. I’d like to go to the pub with her, too.
Ms Melancholy that is, not Ulrika-kakaka.
Excellent choice! (Esp. as I nominated her)
Thank you folks - I am disproportionately excited about this. Really I am. Thank you Dandelion for the nomination and Clare, I may well take you up on that offer of a pint. We have so much in common, as we have already discovered, that who knows what we might discover over a few drinks? Perhaps we were separated at birth?
Yes. We must definitely go to the pub. And I can drink now, too.