What was your hardest case as a therapist?

I once saw a 13 year old client biweekly for six months. She never once said a single word to me. She sat in that room silent for 50 minutes, twice a week, picking at her cuticles. I never did m…

Top stories for Joãozinho da Couve   What was your hardest case as a therapist? Shannon Gilles, lives in Austin, TX • Answered February 22, 2019 I once saw a 13 year old client biweekly for six months. She never once said a single word to me. She sat in that room silent for 50 minutes, twice a week, picking at her c... Read more » 6.8K 469   My 16-year-old son does his homework everyday and works very hard all week but when the weekend comes, all he does is play his video games for hours. Is this a problem? How do I fix him? Michelle Favory, studies at Highschool Class 2025 (2025) • Answered December 30 I am also 16 so if you get offended by any of this, I honestly don't care. I'm gonna be straight up with you; you're insane! He's doing everything he's supposed too, and ca... Read more » 1.6K 231   Can an HOA tell you what you can or can't do in a garage? Meme, former Retired Customer Service Rep (1989-2020) • Answered January 9 Yes. My daughter had a 2 car heated garage but only 1 car. She had set up a sort of play area on the one side for the kids ( she had 3 toddlers) when they were little so th... Read more » 4.2K 203   Why is vitamin B12 so dangerous? Ray Schilling, Blogger, retired physician and cancer researcher. (2010-present) • Updated March 26, 2022 Image source: Pathophysiology and laboratory diagnosis of pernicious anemia Vitamin B12 is the most well tolerated vitamin of them all. There is literally no toxicity at any... Read more » 2.1K 384   What is the most shameless thing you have ever seen a teacher do? Asked in Jokes, Humour & Funny stories 🤣😹🙈😆 • Answered by Deborah Robinson • April 12 I had a male maths teacher in early grammar school, and as it was an all girls school, we all hero-worshipped him. He was fun, and had one quirk. He'd walk around with a ra... Read more » 3K 104   My daughter was involuntarily committed to rehab. Who is supposed to control her finances and pay her bills? Maronita • Updated April 14 No-one is supposed to control her finances and pay her bills. I had a friend who was in psychiatric hospital for three years because I found out that her psychiatrist had h... Read more » 6.2K 426   My landlord just sold the house I'm renting from her. She included all fixtures, that I bought and installed. Does she have this right? Debbie Johnson • Answered April 9 This happened to me a long time ago. The sleaze-pot landlord was trying to get the benefit of my improvements. I had a lawyer send a letter to the new owners informing them... Read more » 3.2K 254   Is it okay to leave my 4 cats alone for one week? I have absolutely no other solution, and I need to make sure it won't affect them. Karen Bracht, Mom to a cat, a dog, and a boy child • Answered September 14, 2017 I once left my cat alone for 5 days. I left him plenty of food and water. He has a doggie door to get outside. Just before we left, when I wasn't looking, my son closed my b... Read more » 9.1K 1.2K   Is it legal to drive at 80 mph if everyone is driving at that same speed, even though the posted speed limit is 65 mph? Lillian Nichols, BA Bachelor of Arts Degrees in English & Business, George Mason University (2004) • Answered September 23, 2023 I'm a Driving Safety Educator. I get this question ALL THE TIME. When someone in my class is there because they received a traffic citation, they try to use the "I was just... Read more » 842 297   If I'm pulled over on my way to the hospital as a surgeon, should I alert the police who pulled me over? Heather Freymuth, former Technical Sales Engineer, now Dr Pharmacy student (2020-2022) • Updated August 24, 2023 My cousin is an anesthesiologist in the US and gets called in frequently. He said he drives carefully and very high speed. He said he was pulled over a few years ago en rou... Read more » 8.8K 246   What's the craziest thing you've heard pretending to be asleep? Gemma, Trying to make sense of everything • Answered February 21 As a kid I was friends with these 3 girls, who were sisters and one night their parents allowed me to have a sleepover at their house so when it came to bedtime the parents... Read more » 3.1K 5   If you saw a USB stick lying on the parking lot floor at work, would you pick it up and stick it into your computer to see whom it belongs to? Jim Rhodes, studied at University of Nebraska Medical Center - UNMC (1978) • Updated November 6, 2021 I actually did find a USB stick in a parking lot once. And I was curious of course so I used an OTG cable and an old android phone to look at what was on the stick. I certa... Read more » 24.7K 795 Read more in your feed

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