Comments on: That's not actually a deep question

By: imaginenamaste

imaginenamaste — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:13:50 +0000

PS–in my group sessions, I swear the therapists say “how does that make you feel” at least 10 times an hour… everyone once and awhile we will throw one in… everyone (minus the therapists who don’t realize we say it to be “funny”–wrong word, but you know what I mean) has to try so hard not to laugh!

By: imaginenamaste

imaginenamaste — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:11:28 +0000

Oh my gosh–I laughed as I read those questions. it DRIVES me crazy when my therapists asks me those questions. She’s fantastic but I wish I could have a “no stupid question” session Especially that last one, “How does it feel to have acknowledged that out loud?” I rarely have a good answer for that one…I’m like um…….real/okay/anxiety/good…then awkward silence follows! I don’t think you are bitter, I think you are pretty humorous

Have a good 4th of July!

By: eshoe

eshoe — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:07:21 +0000

QPD – that’s priceless. Going into my vocabulary!

By: guinea pig

guinea pig — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:56:08 +0000

Have you said exactly what you posted here to your therapist? I would … I have. Whenever docs or therapists or any clinician says something annoying, vague, whatever … like that, I just tell them how *that* makes me feel. They never use the pointed-out phrases/questions/approaches again. No one ever asks me, for example, “So, how are you today?” I have repeatedly said that I need a specific question if they want more than “fine.” I think a lot of this psychobabble comes from laziness on the clinician’s part … or not being around people in the “outside world” enough. in which case, you are doing them a favor.

By: datagirl09

datagirl09 — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:55:41 +0000

This post is too funny! Thank god my therapist doesn’t use these types of questions very often. Today though he did ask a sort of deep question and actually poked fun at himself in the process. He said, “I know this is going to sound very therapist-y, but do you have an idea where this comes from?”

I appreciate the fact that he doesn’t take himself too seriously – it actually makes him seem more human unlike when therapists use those fake deep questions (FDQ?)- which only solidifies how clueless they seem to be about how others perceive them.

BTW – I don’t think you are bitter or difficult, you just want a genuine experience that validates your intellect and experience

By: greythinking

greythinking — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:42:40 +0000

PTC – Yes, they would probably not let us sit next to each other!

eshoe – Hmm… how about an acronym, like maybe QPD – Question Pretending to be Deep. That’s the best I have right now; can you think of something better?

By: eshoe

eshoe — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:16:01 +0000

LOL excellent point. Perhaps you should coin a new phrase – about those pesky pseudo-crater questions.

By: PTC

PTC — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:43:27 +0000

BINGO!! I totally agree. I would be a wise ass and go with “it means I have feelings.” I hate those stupid “supposed to be deep” questions when really, they’re not. I think if you and I were in a group together, we’d be trouble, but in a really fun(ny) way. I’ve never been in a group but I can imagine that you and I would be making faces and rolling our eyes at the dumb questions.