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[–] confusedbytheBasics 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

In my experience therapy is something my therapist and I do together. My therapist isn't giving me water. The two of us together are finding water that was always there.

[–] JustAnotherKay 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I've had the same experience, therapy is about teaching a man to fish not giving a man a fish

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] JustAnotherKay 9 points 1 month ago

Nobody wants to fish these days

God I fucking love capitalists

[–] Blackrook7 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well, all the fishing knowledge in the world won't help when the fish are all gone.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Taught to catch fish but all that's left are crabs

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Crabs are edible. We'll be stuck with jellyfish.