'You see this scale? You are here at 99%': 20+ memorable comments from therapists that range from wholesome to petty

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Oct 25, 2023 4:00 PM EDT

Some therapists can be gentle, others can be savage, and most can be both within the same session. I would be lying if I told you I never had a bizarre exchange with my therapist. Once upon a time, I made a former therapist of mine cry totally by accident when I was having a fairly nonchalant conversation about family dynamics during the Holidays. Either I have zero self-awareness to realize what I shared was intense or something I said resonated a bit too much with him. Oh well, another therapist bites the dust, I suppose!

These folks shared the most memorable comments made by their therapists via this r/AskReddit thread. Let's just say that these remarks range from the sweetest thing someone could tell someone else in times of need to an absolutely savage "I take no prisoners" kind of comment. I suppose the extremes are necessary and come with the territory when you're having these kinds of conversations. Shoutout to all my therapists (past, present, and future)!

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    Mammal - 14900 PROS Smhassassin "Narcissists are like sharks. When one of them takes a bite out of you, the rest of them can smell it." . 16 hr. ago
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    Font - r/AskReddit. Posted by u/brittanypdeluca 1 day ago What is the most memorable thing your therapist has said to you?
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    Font - tremendousdynamite. 1 day ago One day I said to her, "I don't understand why anyone would want to be my friend, I'm BORING." And her response was, "That's not your decision." 379 Reply Share
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    Font - shaylahbaylaboo - 21 hr. ago I was complaining about my teen kids being dismissive and unkind to me despite the fact that I am super kind to them and treat them well. She said to me "Love flows downhill." I love them, so they can turn around and love their people, who in turn can love their people, etc). Very little of it comes back to you. And while that is a huge generalization, my kids are all young adults now and it's still true. Kids don't give, kids take. So don't have kids and expe
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    Hat - DataAdvanced 21 hr. ago "Every adult in your life has failed you." That took a few days. 225 Reply Share
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    Font - prettyshinee 1 day ago My therapist once told me that I could never turn into my mother if I tried. That was one of the sweetest things another human being has ever said to me. 211 ↓ Reply Share
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    Font - newredpanda 22 hr. ago If you want to change your life wake up and drink a glass of water. Just a way to say, you just have to do it. Find what you CAN do. Drinking a glass of water when I wake up is so good for me. I quit smoking with his help. Wonderful human being ↑ 149 ↓ Reply Share
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    Rectangle - BM gahdabit 22 hr. ago "I truly enjoy trying to help you, but I think I should refer you to my colleague." 136 Reply Share
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    Font - wagga 1 day ago "The people who are meant to be in your life will stick around even through the bad times." 105 Reply Share
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    Font - mankara91 19 hr. ago ,,Maybe you have a hard time talking about feelings because when you were a child and you did that, you learned that your feelings don't matter to other people" That really hit home ↑ 107 ↓ Reply Share
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    Font - BottomPieceOfBread. 20 hr. ago "What part are you playing in your suffering right now?" "Stop trynna show your love by how much you can endure. My love is not evident by how much I can take from you" "Being able to honor the part of yourself who did what she did to survive is a important piece here"
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    Font - . toflplop 1 day ago "That's not normal." That might sound routine. But I'd spent so many years driving myself crazy, so unhappy with my un-normal, lonely life, surrounded by relatives saying I was normal and everything would sort itself out, that these words felt like a huge relief. I ain't crazy, just
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    Font - WhoDatWormy 20 hr. ago "You're not responsible for other people's emotions, and they aren't responsible for yours"
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    Rectangle - appendixgallop · 19 hr. ago "Why are you trying to please people who are dead?"
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    Font - Tru27 20 hr. ago It's not that you attract more bad people than other people do, it's that you choose to give them more time of the day than you should.
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    Font - FA Pretend-Self-3762. 1 day ago "Have you watched Charlie Brown and how Lucy pulls away the football at the last second to make him fall. Don't let people in your life continue to pull the football away"
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    Font - Militant_Bokononist. 1 day ago "You're allowed to change your mind"
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    Font - AMO Smhassassin "Narcissists are like sharks. When one of them takes a bite out of you, the rest of them can smell it." . 16 hr. ago
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    Font - 85_bears 21 hr. ago Called me out a little on trying to blame my actions on my f Jup childhood by referencing all the people who had just as up childhoods and didn't act out.
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    Font - chonkyborkers When I said "I don't know" she would say something like "Are you SURE?" and it helped me realize that I do know but I am keeping it to myself. I have a lot easier time sharing with 19 hr. ago therapists and doctors now and also asking for what I need in relationships. Very simple interaction changed my life so much.
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    Font - Particular_Task2060. 1 day ago • edited 1 day ago "That's... that's... something" or "You see this scale? You are here at 99%"
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    Font - coreysgal 19 hr. ago "There's a fine line between being understanding and being a doormat, and you don't know where the line is ". I'm still grateful for those words.
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    Rectangle - remoteworker9 22 hr. ago "You can't control how other people act. What you can control is how you react to them."
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    Jaw - Calm_Possibility_722 21 hr. ago "Assume things will go well".
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