tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post7180306901763426827..comments2024-03-28T07:49:04.960+00:00Comments on nickhereandnow: Future perfectnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-36292277149285343752010-08-03T08:14:27.224+01:002010-08-03T08:14:27.224+01:00Secret Agent - Okay, I'm just off to the very ...Secret Agent - Okay, I'm just off to the very best cookie shop in Belfast. See you in half an hour.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-56382592925777198472010-08-02T23:22:55.662+01:002010-08-02T23:22:55.662+01:00Chocolate chip, thanks. :-)Chocolate chip, thanks. :-)secret agent womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03763879283931347382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-6847525538505345902010-08-02T20:49:44.458+01:002010-08-02T20:49:44.458+01:00Liz - Yep, call a spade a spade, I say. Tell the p...Liz - Yep, call a spade a spade, I say. Tell the patient she's a malicious scheming cow and have done with it. Oh hang on, she might not come back for another session....<br /><br />Secret Agent - Very well, I'll bring a box of cookies to my next session with you. Do you prefer chocolate chip or blueberry and cinnamon?Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-75232461872652011712010-08-02T20:18:59.063+01:002010-08-02T20:18:59.063+01:00I take Medicare, Medicaid, and sliding scale - don...I take Medicare, Medicaid, and sliding scale - don't talk to me about high fees! I want the damn cookie!secret agent womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03763879283931347382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-16562181875573518652010-08-02T19:50:19.887+01:002010-08-02T19:50:19.887+01:00I think more therapists should tell it like it is,...I think more therapists should tell it like it is, like your Dr Melissa.Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-38426495313059807972010-08-01T09:59:24.044+01:002010-08-01T09:59:24.044+01:00Secret Agent - What, cookies on top of the fee? Ho...Secret Agent - What, cookies on top of the fee? How about cookies instead of the fee?Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-68259128481398857972010-08-01T03:27:01.274+01:002010-08-01T03:27:01.274+01:00All patients should bring their therapists cookies...All patients should bring their therapists cookies, that's what <i>I</i> think.<br /><br />Just to let you know, I had to change URL's. My avatar links to the new site.secret agent womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03763879283931347382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-28109067421705898152010-08-01T00:33:45.837+01:002010-08-01T00:33:45.837+01:00Tattytiara - You're right. Enough of the prete...Tattytiara - You're right. Enough of the pretentious psychobabble, let's use language we can all feel comfortable with. That's where it's at, sweetheart. Just hang loose and take five, petal.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-75913759429725598722010-07-31T21:55:15.510+01:002010-07-31T21:55:15.510+01:00More therapists should call their clients "ba...More therapists should call their clients "baby". Hipness heals.tattytiarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18408220720084181008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-20672637559202077392010-07-31T08:22:47.405+01:002010-07-31T08:22:47.405+01:00Macy - Good point. Big difference between a fear t...Macy - Good point. Big difference between a fear that's just hovering in the background and one that disrupts your life. And that invoice is outrageous....<br /><br />Leah - Oatmeal cookies are very revealing. If you pick up all the crumbs, you're obsessive. If you don't even notice the crumbs, you're self-centred. If you only eat half the cookie, you may have an eating disorder.<br /><br />Baino - Oh yes, I'm still skipping happily along. Problem solved! It's funny, therapists may charge a lot but I don't know of any therapist millionaires. Maybe those couches cost a bomb.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-87851878011866488042010-07-30T23:34:27.334+01:002010-07-30T23:34:27.334+01:00Love this. Good to see you skipping into your fut...Love this. Good to see you skipping into your future. Clearly I'm in the wrong industry . . going to check out a post grad in psychotherapy. I'll have the mortgage paid in no time.Bainohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156193098088048637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-46030395003716122262010-07-30T22:39:48.356+01:002010-07-30T22:39:48.356+01:00I think all shrinks should take a lesson and offer...I think all shrinks should take a lesson and offer their patients oatmeal cookies. There would be a higher success rate.<br /><br />: )Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14061893047279652658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-70638831807847120432010-07-30T21:00:53.430+01:002010-07-30T21:00:53.430+01:00Shame she didn't point out that you only have ...Shame she didn't point out that you only have a problem if your fear becomes debilitating... <br /><br />My invoice will be in the post....Macyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16117141586263456823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-89561343114165984662010-07-30T17:08:49.149+01:002010-07-30T17:08:49.149+01:00Ramana - You didn't offend me at all. I'm ...Ramana - You didn't offend me at all. I'm sure psychotherapy helps a lot of people to sort out their personal problems, but I also enjoy making fun of the more dubious aspects of it - like the sometimes hefty charges.<br /><br />Eryl - She's extremely sensible. She knows a thing or two about the human psyche. She's not Lady Gaga's closest confidante for nothing.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-78491574585311794842010-07-30T16:50:51.875+01:002010-07-30T16:50:51.875+01:00Dr Melissa sounds like a very sensible woman.Dr Melissa sounds like a very sensible woman.Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-28911910158429918642010-07-30T16:12:15.894+01:002010-07-30T16:12:15.894+01:00I am sorry if I offended you. I did not realize t...I am sorry if I offended you. I did not realize that you were into it. My sincere apologies.Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-34901379531705315762010-07-30T08:30:08.394+01:002010-07-30T08:30:08.394+01:00Megan - I was just catching up on the story. I see...Megan - I was just catching up on the story. I see the $20 million wasn't just for therapy but for a new family home, education and long-term investments for Miss Dugard and her daughters.<br /><br />(Note for others: The State of California was supervising convicted rapist Phillip Garrido but failed to notice for 18 years that Miss Dugard was hidden in his garden)Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-75700926473554877312010-07-30T05:12:47.394+01:002010-07-30T05:12:47.394+01:00You know the Jaycee Lee Dugard story? Part of the...You know the Jaycee Lee Dugard story? Part of the reason her award was so large (they say) is because they had to factor in the cost of lifelong therapy.<br /><br />But...$20 million?!?Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387041422819664987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-78294036567089787772010-07-29T21:23:31.089+01:002010-07-29T21:23:31.089+01:00Ramana - I'm sure in these hard times she'...Ramana - I'm sure in these hard times she's on the look-out for new business opportunities and lots more bulging wallets. I'll give her the tip about India.<br /><br />Seriously though, I have a lot of time for psychotherapy, I'm not really knocking it....Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-29831448952326801482010-07-29T17:42:32.933+01:002010-07-29T17:42:32.933+01:00Tell Melissa that there is a much more lucrative p...Tell Melissa that there is a much more lucrative practice awaits her in India and I shall gladly be her business manager.Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.com