>making long-term goals with my therapist
>she says I need to make 1 friend within the year
how??
>>29009444
>therapist tells me I have social anxiety
>tells me to just talk to people
fuck my shit up
>>29009494
>Ask how to talk to people
>"Well just start a conversation about common interests"
THANKS FOR NOTHING YOU DUMB OLD FUCK
Why do therapists even exist if this is all they do
>>29009494
Exposure therapy. It's what my therapist calls it. Simple but not easy.
Stop going to therapy.
Sooner or later you will realise that its useless bullshit. If you want to prank her before you quit though, punch her in the face and call her a whore. Then stop going there.
>>29009444
>Female therapist
Have you tried just beeing urself?
>>29009444
You can do it! I'll be your friend.
>>29009695
it has to be a real-life friend
she said that explicitly
>>29009726
Unless you're inNorthern Irelandour newfound friendship may not work out. I'm sorry, Anon.
Just go outside :)
Just be yourself :)
LOCATION?
desu
>>29009574
You know what we call 'exposure therapy ' in dog training (where a fear is overcome by forcing to do it)? We call it 'flooding' and it generally results in an even more fearful and ready to bite dog.
>>29009726
around where do you live?if you aren't in the Charlotte area I can't help ;_;
>>29009444
I'd say I could be your friend but I'll be honest, I won't.
>>29009863
OP isn't a thug/gangster/convict, though he might just walk away from the situation or quickly give up or go somewhere but just stand around.
>>29009915
life summed up in one sentence
Just find another anime failure. Simple really.
>>29010136
>nerd losers discriminating against other nerd loserd
Where you at OP? I can come to your therapy as your "friend".
>go to therapist
>she's a really pretty lady
>tell her i feel unattractive and no girl will ever like me
>she says "i think you're quite handsome, anon."
>shocked that she said this
>decide to take a risk
>say "would you like to go out with me then?"
>she says "i can't date my patients, anon. I'm sorry"
O-Okay..
come on op whats your location
>>29009666
literally satan
orignal commet
>therapist pressures a NEET into befriending a scammer/sociopath because they don't take the normal time they need to build trust.
Fire her.
>>29010269
Holy shit what a creep. She literally gets paid to tell you that, that's like wanting to date a prostitute because she told you that you fuck good.
>>29010269
You flew too high anon.
>>29010269
you're not supposed to ask out your therapist, anon. they're not supposed to do that and could get in trouble. also, you can't have a therapist-patient relationship with her when you're trying to date her which is probably what you need right now.
>>29010269
She should have known better than to get your hopes up, that was bad of her.
haven't bonded with people ever since middle school
now im 25 years old virgin and phone has 4 numbers, mom, dad, brother and my current teacher
i don't even have any online friends, im not even ugly and im pretty fit too
>>29009726
be in argentina please
>>29010285
Northeast USA, Pennsylvania
>>29009828
Nigga where are you from in NI
I'm also from NI
>>29009444
If you live in Texas, I can help you
is it normal for your therapist to constantly ask you about suicidal thoughts and hearing voices?
I think my mom talks to her without telling me
>>29009444
Did you tell your therapist about all your robot friends??
Thank god I quit seeing my therapist. She was already useless confirming everything that I already knew and offered no solutions. Jesus fuck and seems like all therapists are like this I'm probably better off trying to deal on my own than with their """"""""professional""""""" help
>>29009444
>Going to a Therapist aka The rapist.
I don't know why you guys bother going to people who are paid to pay attention to what you say and give you generic advice someone that someone on the street can tell you.
>>29009444
Add your kik/skype here and we can talk there
I will be your friend
>>29009726
Maybe try face to face
Web cam chat
>Therapist asks if I have friends
>Say yes, Online friends
>She said online friends don't "Count" and I need real life friends
Dropped her a week after that. Fuck you bitch I like my online friends
>>29012488
I have to see one to see my psychiatrist I have been made to see by my family after my last hospital stay
>>29009726
If you live in northern italy, I can try to be your friend
>>29010269
Well, it's good to see that you clearly need the professional help you are getting
>>29009444
Do you have any hobbies? You could join a board game group or something. Board games are fun, and are great ice breakers.
>>29014098
>tfw want to learn rpg board games, but have no friends to teach me
I might start seeing a therapist soon my parents have kind of caught onto me, what should I expect
>>29014263
thats why i suggested finding a club, though those arnt very easy to find. i know this is a long shot, but are you into any sports?
>>29014263
https://boardgamegeek.com/forum/53/boardgamegeek/northeast check this out anon, you might get lucky.
>>29014368
Well there are local game stores that have game nights but I feel like I wouldn't belong in a place like that being a total noob
>>29014396
Thanks, I'll check out those forums
>>29009444
Tell her you thought you where friend's
>>29014444
honestly in my experience game groups have always been super welcoming and friendly to new people. Also game stores like new people, its a new potential costumer after all. give it a try anon.
>>29014098
>>29014263
Check out /tg/'s gamefinder threads for online resources for finding gaming groups.
Alternatively, go to your local game shop and check out the looking-for-group ads. Give them a call and go hang out with sweaty neckbeards and have some fun.
>>29014323
Immediately describe all of your fetishes. Bring samples to clear up confusion.
>>29009875
charlotte where
>>29009444
Just become friends with your therapist.
Be careful though, I actually had to stop seeing my therapist since she got a bit too creepy with the whole "friends" thing.
>>29014493
You may be right. I guess I should just give a try huh. It would make it so much easier if I just had one single friend that would go with me
I don't know why any would bother going to a psychologist. That shit is all about self-help in the end. It's all on you so why bother wasting time and money on a middleman? They're not going to help you with real problems anyways. I mean if you could fix the shit you wouldn't be seeing them in the first place. Mind as well just see a psychiatrist and get yourself medicated out of existence.
Anyone here every ask or actually cuddle with their female therapist?
I'm so fucking tempted to ask for a cuddle but don't know how she'd respond.
Maybe I will ask for a hug first and not let go...
>>29014658
DO NOT DO THAT
You can ask for a hug and make it a brief hug and nothing more
but don't fucking guilt her into it, if she doesn't want to then don't
Even then, it still might make her think less of you
>>29014587
yeah, i know. but thats why youre doing this. dont worry too much, youll be fine. For the most part game store owners are quite well equipt to deal with people who are anxious or not great at socialising.
>>29009444
scam ! Don't listen to stupid therapist
>>29014678
Fuuuuck. I just want human touch man.
I guess I'll ask for a brief hug. Thanks for the advice.
Btw doubt she could think less of me at this point lol
>>29014738
I hate r9k and the autism circlejerk it is, but I know how you feel. I would never ask my therapist for a hug, but I have a not-anime body pillow that I'll just kind of hug at night. I wish I could help everybody and just make them happy.
god can everyone stop going on about how shit therapy is? it seems like its helping op, so stop talking shit. it may not work for you but down ruin it for the rest of us
>>29014785
it's super helpful honestly
just ask for meds if you honestly feel like it isn't helping
>>29014783
I have a fuzzy zebra striped one. Body pillows are nice
>>29014783
I've actually just been waiting the past month for my therapist to offer a hug at the end of a session.
I guess that isn't normal? She is like 40 something and sorta cute and I'm into milfs.
I have a dog that I can hold/cuddle so that helps.
I also have a gay best friend but I really don't feel comfortable hugging/cuddling him.
I mean I haven't tried but still...
>>29014835
as a gay who has best friends, i can tell you that you have nothing to worry about. hes your buddy
(unless he wunna bum ya, if thats the case oh god)
>>29009444
My therapist once compared me to Eeyore and told me that I was really mopey (I have depression). He then started laughing and I guess expected me to laugh along, then when I didn't he kept laughing at me and said "come on, you need to be able to laugh at yourself sometimes". I don't see that guy any more.
>>29014936
he sounds like a terrible therapist
>>29014955
In retrospect there were some shit parts yeah. Some was okay. I saw him for a year but stopped a few months ago, now I'm getting suicidal again so who knows.
>>29014835
I wouldn't expect her to offer one
>>29015004
aww man, im sorry to hear that. why did you decide to leave btw?
>>29009543
The only way to learn how to talk to people is to go talk to people. What's so hard to grasp?
>>29011160
>tfw I'm from Argentina
>>29015092
"oh, you find it hard talking to people? have you tried talking to people?"
>>29014658
a cuddle-therapist is just a hooker anon. go to one of those GFE whores.
>>29015088
Well I can't afford an actual therapist, so he was in some Master's program at a local university, and they need to do supervised therapy to graduate, and they have a sliding scale of cost so I could afford it. He graduated in April so it stopped. I might have stopped anyways though because our conversations were kind of going in circles and I didn't really improve my life after a year of seeing him weekly.
>>29015120
How are supposed to get better at something if you refuse to do it?
>>29009494
These angry peeps are just getting more and more intense over time
Go to your local anime festival you weeaboo degenerates
[Echoes]
>>29015193
i don't need to be reminded of that
>>29015193
anime cons are for normies with nerdy interests and sluts with daddy issues. Real anime autists get ignored or dont go at all
>>29015302
Why not just go and be on the look-out for fellow autists?
Im going to bed now anon, give us an update if you do go to a game store and ask about game groups. i hope it goes well for ya!
>>29009444
Hire a hooker.
>>29015340
>fellow autists
It doesn't work that way.
>>29015193
>>29015302
>>29015340
Except fellow autists are the worst. It's always 1000% easier to make friends with a normie
>>29015513
This is sad, but true.
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