It’s that time of the month, again. No, not that time of the month. Therapy time!
Things went pretty well last visit, I thought. Okay, no they didn’t. But after a series of desperate e-mails and late-night hang-ups, Dr. Typepad finally convinced me to see him again. (I think my therapist has more problems than I do.) And the shameless spying continues:
Him: Today, I’d like to try some association games.
Me: Yay, games! Oh, it’s just those inkblot thingies.
Him: You’ve seen these?
Me: Only on TV.
Him: They can be rather insightful.
Me: Really? I always thought they were kind of stupid because, obviously, you’re only going to see what you want to see. But, that one you’re holding right there? That one is clearly a pickup truck. A blue and white pickup truck.
Him: Interesting. People don’t usually see colors in these black and white prints.
Me: I must be gifted.
Him: What about this one?
Me: A squash. Duh.
Him: This one?
Me: An Einböck tine weeder. This is child’s play. Give me something harder.
Him: Okay, how about this one?
Me: Oh, I like that one.
Him: What do you see?
Me: I see…wow. It’s, um…nothing. It’s a kangaroo. Can I bring this one home?
Him: Well…okay. If you bring it back next time.
Therapy is taking a turn for the awesome!
Very creative! Seeing what you want to see is the very point of those inkblot thingies (it's called the Rorschach). Probably better not to analyze your responses though...
Posted by: Sandicita | April 23, 2008 at 10:28 PM
Heh. Your therapist must LOVE you!
Posted by: aforkfulofspaghetti | April 24, 2008 at 04:10 AM
Aforkfulofspaghetti: You're getting warmer!
Sandicita: The problem is that Rorschach was too good of an artist. Those cards were no challenge at all.
Posted by: Tammy | April 24, 2008 at 09:23 AM
"Me: I must be gifted."
define "gifted."
;P
Posted by: melissa | April 24, 2008 at 05:35 PM
I love that you saw one in color! I actually really enjoy those blots. Its intriguing to me to try to figure out what I see based on my mood.
Posted by: Prettyneato | April 25, 2008 at 12:20 PM
Prettyneato: Yup, in color and three dimensions, too! I should check in an hour and see if it changes. Hopefully not.
Melissa: Touché!
Posted by: Tammy | April 25, 2008 at 12:36 PM