Moving right along

Switching psychiatrists! Why, you ask? Here's a small excerpt from a recent session...

P - I think we've discovered the root cause of your unhappy nature, and I gotta tell you, I don't think it's caused by depression..
J - Oh really? Is that a fact. Well then, please enlighten me.
P - It's clear that you're just displeased with life in general. You're never going to be happy until you let go of this need to have affection that you're never going to get.
J - ...Wait what? "Never" going to get? That's a terribly negative thing to tell someone.
P - I'm just saying, I'm sure that's why you're unhappy. You're not depressed, you just don't want to face facts.
J - So... Let me make sure I understand you correctly here. I DON'T have a condition which makes me have feelings of sadness, solitude, overwhelming depression, and all the other things commonly associated with clinical depression. Instead, I'm unhappy because I want to be loved, and I never will be loved. That's basically what you're saying.
P - I didn't say never.
J - Actually you did. You said I have a need to have affection that I'm never going to get. Never. Your word, not mine. I've been loved, heck, I'm loved NOW. Family, friends... You must have missed the memo, but I'm pretty much amazing.
P - I'm pretty sure I didn't say never. You know, my son uses the same misdirection when he's unhappy with reality
J - Except I'm not unhappy with reality. Right now, I'm honestly kind of annoyed that I just paid someone to help me feel better, and they said I was never going to be loved. If I wanted treatment like that, I'd just call one of my ex-girlfriends and get it for free.
P - You're just lashing out, it's ok, with a few more sessions I'm sure we can get past this
J - Yeah, listen, about that... I'm not really feeling this. Therapy, sure. Just not with you. It's not productive, and again, I'm kinda paying you for the abuse I can get for free.

Soooooo yeah. Gonna find me a new doctor that isn't a complete idiot. Also, I wasn't really a jerk to her at all until that particular appointment, because... well.. She had it coming. Wench.