Acute clinical insanity
Some of the most neurotic people I know go to therapy. Which is just to say, going to therapy doesn't stop you from being neurotic. I think if I were to go into therapy with that goal of no longer being neurotic, I would be disappointed. People swear by therapy . And that's great. I would never begrudge anybody their favorite techniques. To me personally, therapy sounds like another meeting, you know? It sounds like work. When I tell people about having two or three girlfriends, sometimes they say, that sounds like a lot of work. And it is! But you know what? It's precisely the kind of work I wish I could do all the time. No matter how you slice it, life is work. I think there's something to be said for doing the sort of work you want to do. Some people want to work in therapy , and that's great. The sickest people I know go to doctors all the time. Which is just to say, going to doctors doesn't stop you from getting sick...