22 Therapy Moments That Left People Speechless

‘He said he could tell from my handwriting that I was good in bed’
22 Therapy Moments That Left People Speechless

The therapist and patient relationship is, by necessity, very open. You need to feel like you can share anything if you really want to start chipping away at the calcified mental pain that’s a natural byproduct of being alive. Otherwise, you’re just having the world’s most expensive conversation about the weather.

That doesn’t mean, though, that there still aren’t awkward silences after certain revelations. It also applies both ways, whether it’s the therapist stopping a patient in their tracks, or the recipient dropping an absolute emotional nuke out of nowhere. Below, Reddit’s psychologists, therapists and patients share therapy moments that left them speechless.

 5y ago My therapist once abruptly ended our session after telling me I needed to go to the ER. I had been in a car accident the day before and had an undiagnosed concussion that was pretty bad. | was so out of it I didn't even realize I was out of it. Не later told me I was talking about inappropriate topics (I was so embarrassed | didn't ask what I specifically talked about-i didn't want to know at that point) and wasn't making much sense. I'm just glad he recognized I was off that day and helped
Saint-Thirteen 5y ago Edited 5y ago Was talking to my school counselor about some mental health issues and told him that I like playing card games to take my mind off of it. The man literally opens his cabinet and pulls out a briefcase full of Yugioh cards(I'm a massive nerd) and says Sooooooo..... wanna play don't get me wrong but this guy had a lumberjack beard, was fit and looked more like a athlete than a counselor so I was shocked. Got over my problems and played every Wednesday against him! Edit:Thx for my first award kind stranger! -
minorkunji 5y ago | paid and sat through an entire session of therapy during which my therapist ranted as to how great of a career he could have had as a stand up comedian and how much he regrets his current profession. I kinda agreed with him near the end. 7.3K ...
Achylife 5y ago | had a therapist tell me when I was a teenager that she didn't know what else to do to help me because it seemed like I already understood everything pretty well. This was after my overbearing and crazy helicopter mom dragged me in for being depressed. Then she switched to therapy-ing my mom and my mom quickly was in tears because she has the emotional strength of a child and wanted it to be about me when it was actually all about her. I knew exactly why I was depressed. I was stuck by myself in
irishmuminacoldland 5y ago She said, You don't HAVE to forgive someone, especially when they were so cruel and are not sorry. Shocked the hell out of me as any therapist before that tried to get me to forgive, but | can't. I live with it and | don't think forgiving them would bring me any kind of peace. 443 ...
stuckNTX_plzsendHelp 5y ago First time I saw a counselor, he was looking over my paperwork and said he could tell from my handwriting the I was good in bed. I kid you not. I was so caught off guard all I could say was uh, I think | am. So young and not assertive at all. Found out he got in trouble for an inappropriate relationship with a client. But it really screwed me up for a bit him saying that because I have problems setting boundaries with men. 1.2K ...
WewerehereBH 5y ago Told mine I had seen him grabbing a drink at the same place I used to go get drunk before covid. Не stared at me like | had discovered something NASA was hidding. We had a laugh and he confessed it. Context: I had huge drinking problems and he told me he didn't like to drink at all 8.2K ...
kaelas93 5y ago | was in my second ever session, which coincidentally was right after my nans funeral. I was talking about some stuff that had happened with my sister (who I had already said was probably my biggest issue) and he asked 'why is this person in your life? Why do you want to continue a relationship that hurts you so much? Do you actually want this relationship? I was floored. It had never occurred to me that my sister didnt get a place in my life by default because family. I cant tell you how much this improved
daisiesandink 5y ago Edited 5y ago I'll never forget my first day of therapy. My therapist asked me if I had ever been abused as a child. I replied, No, | had a normal childhood. I had everything I needed- food, shelter... I mean, my mother slapped me and would tell me to kill myself, and my dad would drag me by the hair everywhere and pull my hair out... but no, nothing abusive or anything. There was at least 30 seconds of dead air between us as I watched her blink while trying to figure out how to respond
causims 5y ago During my first and only session with a particularly memorable child psychologist, he referred to me as a miserable bitch. It was true, but he didn't have to call me out like that. 5.1K ...
MikaleaPaige 5y ago Edited 5y ago it's beautiful! Had a therapist tell me to make a fuck budget. Here me out lol! Не said you only have so many fucks to give before you blow, so just like with money you need to budget it out, start with things you have to give a fuck about, kids, work, health and then cross the things you dislike giving a fuck about, like people's opinion of what you wear, off the list and dont give a fuck about that shit! This was an older gentleman who was cool but for the most
Кепро23 5y ago Edited 5y ago I had one tell me I needed to learn to, bite the bullet. Which turned out to be good advice, even if it was blunt. Edit: | wasn't there because | was suicidal or anything. I was there because my mom and I had a pretty volatile relationship. She had some emotional issues where she'd just lash out at me over things that didn't make sense. And if | needed to learn to stick it out until she got better. Which she eventually did, and we have a much better relationship. Really paid off.
jessjoypow 5y ago Patient here. In response to me telling my therapist that I was prescribed Wellbutrin for my depression/anxiety, my therapist stated that it was a medication that a lot of adults with ADD see a positive effect with. It threw me off for a second and I was like, that's cool...why do you say that? Therapist: ...because you have ADD? Me: What? I do? Therapist: Yes. You present very typical ADD for adults. Me: ... Therapist: I thought you knew already... Me: Nope! But that explains so much! I also got a second opinion just in case and it
 5y ago When | was in high school I was hospitalized for being suicidal. My doctor there told me some really brilliant advice that totally cleared things up for me, basically just fixing me on the spot: You just have to be a normal boy Lol. 3.9K ...
gh-ul 5y ago I had been suicidal every day for over a year. When I was 14/15 I started seeing my first therapist. After a few sessions she told me | was too happy to be in therapy and kicked me out. And it messed me up a lot lol. 484 ...
therascalking0000 5y ago After five or six sessions I was about to schedule my next appointment when my therapist said she wouldn't continue seeing me because she should spend her time on patients who have 'real' problems. I didn't see another therapist again for, like, 15 years. 1.7K ...
GreyKnight91 5y ago Edited 5y ago Context. I work a lot from an existential perspective. At this time | was working at a jail and talking to a guy who hitches rides on trains. We were talking about what he would have to do to change his life, to not just get high and ride trains. Не looked me square in the eyes and told me he's freer than anyone else he comes across. Не isn't indebted to a 40+ hour work week, bills, or debts. Не just hangs out with friends and travels state to state. Не articulated how
Lemur2225 5y ago Edited 5y ago Went to a psychologist when | was probably 13, | had depression, anxiety, and an eating disorder and they often manifested in bad panic attacks and anger. After seeing him a few times and telling him everything, he brought my parents into the room and proceeded to tell them that I was fine, I was just angry at my parents and seeking attention. I tried protesting and explaining myself but he refused to listen and tried arguing with me. Needless to say, I never went back there and my parents took me to a
CommonDoor 5y ago The only thing that caught me off guard was when my client, after 3 weeks of acting more aloof then anyone I've ever met, admitted that he was only in therapy to get his mom off his back for having a hard time getting to sleep, which she thought meant severe anxiety. I spent the time in between speaking to my supervisor on how to touch on possible severe trauma... i felt like an idiot but he kept coming back so i imagine | was useful in some way! 208 ...
ColdEmergency8859 5y ago I'm really messed up, been hospitalized a lot. I go through moments of such intense delusions, that I'm no longer myself. | was admitted once, after trying to get my veins out of my arm, thinking they were wires. The doctor that was assigned to me wasn't really expecting me to be so paranoid. While in the observation room, he was trying to talk to me and I blurted Whats it like being a robot, Mr.Robot man? I said man kind of like maaaaaaaaaaaaanuh and he started laughing. Не wasn't expecting it. I wasn't either. I laughed
Batata_Mama 5y ago my therapist has teared up in sessions with me 828 ... the-doggo-nanny 5y ago My therapist cried at the end of a session once. While crying, she said 'god, you are in so much pain'. The next session she profusely apologized for being unprofessional and we moved on. Looking back, I really wish I had the words at the time to tell her how much that meant to me. She was the first person who really validated the pain I was in and made me feel like I was someone worth crying for. 630 ...
gilmour316 5y ago Edited 5y ago So, as a practicing clinical psychologist I've got to comment on the batshit- crazy unprofessional behaviour being posted here: 1. If this happened to you: complain (I say fully recognizing that some may be left feeling disempowered to do so, which is horrible)! If it's a licensed clinician, report it to their regulatory body. That's one of the reasons they exist (to address concerns of the public). If they are not (or even if they are licensed for that matter), but they work in a group practice, then speak to whoever has their name

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