my parents sent me to therapy

going to therapy doesn't mean you're losing your mind. just ask adriana.

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my parents sent me to therapy

art & story by:
adriana yugovich

Comments

[Cass]

Hah. This so reminds me of when I saw a psychiatrist. All we did was play board games and I'd stare at the exotic fish in her tank. Hardly got down to talking.

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[Laura]

I loved this comic!!! I saw a school counselor who was really nice, but never helped. We only talked about my likes and dislikes, she never solved anything. But I've helped myself out with reading online and finding things that make me happy. People who go to therapy aren't freaks!!! We're normal people who like a little help here and there.

[Pot o' gold]

btw, i call my therapist by her first name.

[Pot o' gold]

i see a therapist cuz i have general anxiety disorder and minor obbesive compulsive disorder, as well at one point i thought about hurting myself but that was 2 years ago and i still see her and don't understand why ppl think that other ppl who go to see therapists are crazy 'cuz i think that ppl who do end up at a therapist end up with more stability as adults.
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[Gracie Gray]

i go counselling nd when ppl found out ppl called me crazy and a freak i hope they read this! thx so much luv gg xx

[baileigh]

ehh i've always wanted to see a therapist becuase of some issues that have going on in my life. just someone to talk to you know? but i could never ask for one. my parents think it's a waste of time. your really lucky yer parents took you. or at least cared enough too.

lovelovelove,
baileigh.

[Ava]

umm.... wait.... so your a theripist now??? i dont get it

[Anonymouse]

Aww, I loved it! x

[insomniagirl]

omg....i have the same problem i can not sleep and i think i know why now thank you so mutch.............................................................................

p.s. this comic is one of the best

[Karis]

Thanks for shedding some light on pyschotherapy in a positive manner,
I have experiences with therapists and pyschiatrists/counsellors/whatever they're called haha before though I still feel abit like unfinished with it all, but I'm coping. :)

[sarah]

Thanks for shedding a positive light on therapy! I still avoid it at all costs because of some bad experiences, but this has helped shift my attitude a bit.

[lily]

thanks for this AWESOME comic! it made me feel so much better about myself and the fact that i go to a therapist. thanks a million
lil

[Shadow Rose]

I've been going threw therapy forever and it never helped... i have sleeping problems, i dance. but it was cool. good job Hun.

[Logan]

That was a cool One.♥
Ive had troubles sleeping onece but i got over it.It wasnt as bad as hers.LOL :)

[Elliee =)]

The part where she just throws the lamp is kinda very awesome :D

[Anna]

Great comic, an very objective and funny. Well done. My only suggestion is that it's a bit long for a panel-per-page layout.

[Tina]

wow!
that was a great comic.
i luved it,
i used to go to see a psychotherapist(our school counsil lady). She is really nice.
my mum asked me to go see her because i boltle up my problems, soon later i explod with emotion. I still sometimes tend to di that. I find it really really hard to talk about my problems.

soo woo for that comicm, its really good.
it shows that therapist people arnt all weird, some are really nice. Just have to find the person your comfterable talkign to

[Samriddhi]

~~First of all...very nice comic =D One of the best. I never thot i could ever find a comic like this is GURL.com! I mean which includes psychotherapy.
I had the same sort of problem when i was in junior high..before a series of exams-school exams dat is. It was nt of exam tension, peer pressure or nething of dat sort. I wasnt just able to sleep, like an insomniac and believe me i tried the same things which u hv added in dis comic. THE SAME THINGS.
Only the difference btween ur story and mine was i never went to a psychotherapist. My dad is a doc, gyanaecologist nd he told me to relax myself, as my exams was continuing. I spent sleepless nights before every first term exam. Bt had a very good sleep on other nights. STRANGE. After the exam got over...I was myself again nd then when the next exam came near, i tried to relax, to think about nice little things which made me happy nd soon started writing, nd even started composing poems. I soon realised dat i am a poetess. Just like the result of ur ongoing therapy process..da doc told u dat u had a hidden potential. Same happened here in my case.

Thanks a lot again for this comic. U rock! =)

[RetroSimplicity]

Not a bad comic. It really shows the positive side of a therapist.

When I was ten I started having mild panic attacks and I got sent to a therapist but she was really uneffective. She was the type who would throw a pity party for you to show you that someone cares, and it didn't do anything. Luckily though she was nice.

I ended up leaving her and went without a therapist until I was 13 and began seeing her again. Since she didn't help my mom made me see another therapist but she was horrible. I had to leave the room since I started having a panic attack from feeling uncomfortable. She was the kind who would make sure YOU did all the talking and made you answer questions, and expected me to answer all her personal questions right away. Maybe I was overreacting, but I'm naturally shy and I get pretty anxious when I have to ask questions like the ones she asked.

But in July I began seeing a really nice therapist named brandi and she's been helping a lot.So sometimes it take more than one to find a good therapist.

[Janelle]

waz up well i have anger problems and one time i let my dog poop on my i-pod and therw my laptop out the window i kno u may think im crazy but i satrted going to thearpy and it works much better!! STILL GOT ISSUES DOE!!!

[Alexa]

If your really a thearapist I want YOU to help me.

[samantha]

wow now that ive read this comic it makes me wanna lik go and see a psycho therapist just for the fun of it. lik from movies and books nd stuff, i always thought that those psychtherapy people wer lik total freaks who always just say 'and how do you FEELL about that?' and stuff. but all the good stories here make me rethink bout it and it seems lik a good way to get rid of stress. great comic!: )

[teabag]

i hate my therapist. shes so negative and always tells me that nothing is my fault and that my mom abuses me and that my boyfriends possessive. She makes me promise every week that i'm not going to kill myself for the full week!.. like seriously what an idiot.. i've made it this far haven't i and its not like i'm trying so :@ stupid woman.. but she's the only one on my universities campus.

[Adriana_Yugovich]

to Rouge21: i'm sorry you had such crappy experiences with what were obviously terrible therapists. i feel as though some doctors just do things by the book and don't really understand what true healing is. i hope you've found the help you need and know that you are not alone.

[Rouge21]

I went to a therapist when I was in high school because I was having severe panic attacks. When I started opening up to her about certain situations in my life about my uncle molesting me. She told me that this is a normal occurance in many a woman's life. How does that make it okay? I stopped seeing her. A year or two after that I saw another therapist, and she told me I was depressed and my voice sounded like a little girl's, no wonder I couldn't get a job. Needless to say some people benefit, other's don't.

[Emily]

Thanks for his post! :) It certainly helps shed light on what therapy is. I go to one myself for a mental illness that I have, and it has certainly helped me.

[rosewatermemdhi]

Thanks Adrianna
Big help on my part, the comic I mean.

[elizaborden]

OMG..this comic was lame and a total waste of my time, you didn't even have no action, drama, or enough information, u didn't even tell us why u couldn't sleep!!! LAME ASS COMIC!! The best comic writers on here are Martina and Rachel u need 2 try harder honey.

Posted by: J.K. | Nov 22, 2008 at 05:40 PM/
J.K you are an ass. it meant she needed to talk to someone possibly. maybe she needed to get her emotions out to someone. and btw you shouldn't comment on this if you didn't like it. seriously.

[Gymnanin]

I went to one after my teacher died in 4th grade. It was way relaxing and I was sad when I had to stop seeing him.
I never understood why people thought it was 'bad' to go see a therapist, and that they associated them with crazy people.

[J.K.]

OMG..this comic was lame and a total waste of my time, you didn't even have no action, drama, or enough information, u didn't even tell us why u couldn't sleep!!! LAME ASS COMIC!! The best comic writers on here are Martina and Rachel u need 2 try harder honey.

[Jess]

Eugh. I'd love to see one. Just to talk, ya know? But it's not something I could ask for.....

[mica]

my experience with a psychologist was the worst i hated going. i have no idea what my issue was.

[Ali]

Therapy has helped me quite a bit... I'm an insomniac and have lots of stress/anxiety disorders. I went to see a therapist a couple years ago, and they taught me how to deal with stress. Also, who doesn't like talking about themselves for an hour? I slept for the first time in months, and I was a lot less jumpy. I hated it then, but now I'm really glad my parents sent me to therapy.

Great comic! The paper airplane thing is awesome.

Great comic.

[emilie]

I had to go to therapy once, and it was th eworst experiance of my life. My tharapist was creepy and i spent 3 months got ing to see her once a week befor my parent's realised it was usless. I never said a word.

[Mandi]

I've wanted to be a therapist since I was like eleven. It's good to hear not everyone hates the...

After all, I love mine.

[Mila]

I fly like paper get high like planes...
lol
Great comic :)

[chelsea]

my parents keep saying that a therapist is just a waste of time and, why can't i just fix things myself? i would KILL to see a therapist. seriously.

great comic.

[Liz]

This really reminds me of myself and my personal story. Except my doctor was Dr. Grapeman, no joke =)

[Denny94]

i know what that's like. i've been going to therapy for many years and it has helped me. i started going after my dad died. i was afraid to tell my friends at first but after i told them it was not even a big deal, and i found out some of them have therapists too. =)

[Num Yummy]

Ughh I hate therapists...I've had a few, but I always feel like they're analyzing me. F*ck em' all! Lol jk jk :p

[Adriana_Yugovich]

michelle, i LOVE hypnotherapy! popular culture has created a rather skewed perception of it, but it's very effective, positive and empowering. it works incredibly well to help alleviate stress and let go of fear.

[jackie]

therapy saved me. i went through a rough time being diagnosed w/ epilepsy...everything was taken away-my license, my ability to take classes, and i couldn't sleep w/o having a seizure. This hit a good note w/ me, especially the insomnia part--i definitely had that issue.

Go even if it costs some money. They also have great group therapy sessions advertised in the newspaper. At college there is free counseling because you pay for it already! Go to it! It is amazing!! :) :)

[Selo]

I really liked this one. I can certainly relate because my parents have insisted on sending me to therapy for over six years for reasons I still can't comprehend. It's true that over time you come to trust your therapist and look forward to seeing him - after all, who doesn't want to talk about themselves for an hour straight? Plus Dr. Raspberry here is freakishly like my own therapist, in both appearance and personality! Hehe but yeah, this was a good one. It makes me feel a bit less weird and crazy.

[Michelle]

I know the feeling, but I went to hypnotherapy for a few years, for my problems she was very nice and she and I are still friends, hypnotherapy helped a lot

[dulce]

This
Is
Great.

*Folds Paper Airplane*

[mimi]

omg kate, i so totally feel the same way!! I love this comic, it was so cute and honest

[Kate]

Wow, I've actually always wanted to see a psychotherapist. There had been some problems in my life and I had nobody to talk to, but my parents did not consider therapy a viable option. Every appeal to go to therapy from me was brushed off as 'too expensive' or just ignored. I think you are very lucky in that way - your parents took action and it ended up helping you a great deal. Thank you for the comic - I hope it helps enlighten people and parents about how helpful psychotherapy really can be.