Therapy

First the intake--therapy begins.

What brought you to this sometimes scary place?

This will be a space for shedding skins.

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Your therapist and you sit face to face.

You only have about an hour to speak.

If you're lucky, they'll go at your pace.

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You shouldn't fear if tears fall on your cheek.

The first few sessions deal with pent-up pain.

Your therapist might see you once a week.

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You lean on them to tell you if you're sane.

You might have trouble digging deep inside.

You hope that all this effort’s not in vain.

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You’ll have to work to get over your pride.

You fill out charts of thoughts for days on end

until you let the hopelessness subside.

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It depends on how much time you spend

working hard to challenge hurtful thoughts

whether you will see a helpful trend.

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