Therapy buddy

They say self knowledge is the hardest of all to obtain. But really, isn't it harder to know somebody else? Do we not make pictures in our minds about the other that are based on what we want them to be? So if I know myself I can better know my fellow humans? It is all very complicated and I would never presume to know myself or someone else completely.

Sometimes people go to a shrink because they have a problem with their self. They are often not the best judge as to what this problem really is, the shrink helps to define the problem and then gives advice on how to solve it.

Excuse me for simplifying. The whole going to the shrink bit is very complicated and difficult.

So it happened to me on more then one occasion that people told me in length about their problems, then told me about their experience with the shrink, and I was (to use an american way of putting it) left all like: "Yeah, that's fine, but why didn't you tell the shrink about that time you almost killed yourself?" Or "You don't think it is important to tell your shrink about the suicide note you carry around?"

So I propose therapy buddy. The shrink asks who you would like as a therapy buddy and then the therapy buddy tells your shrink why he/she thinks you are in therapy.

It might speed up the process.

In fact I suggest you ask your bartender to play the part. That's how I got the idea, because that's what I do for a living. And we bartenders are kind of like priests and shrinks anyway. We can listen and help.