#1 On learning:

Therapist: And how would you say you learn best?

Me: The hard way?

— The Vagina Diary (@thevaginadiary) November 12, 2019

#2 On a-ha moments:

Me: Well that’s just showbiz baby

My therapist: no that’s your childhood trauma resurfacing

Me: oh

— Aol.com (@lukasbattle) November 12, 2019

#3 On being open:

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#4 On getting ahead of the game:

Employer: We’re like a family here. You’re going to talk about us in therapy 10 years from now.

— Kevin Farzad (@KevinFarzad) November 18, 2019

#5 On this reality:

talked to my therapist about why my dating life is so awful and she looked at me and with full honesty said: ‘don’t take it the wrong way, but the problem is that you’re dating men’

— na’ama נעמה ناعما (@derridalicious) November 18, 2019

#6 On being a burden:

my therapist: you’re afraid to be an imposition

me, putting an empty coffee cup in my bag instead of asking for a trash can: me?

— maggie (@sinisteragents) November 5, 2019

#7 On doing you:

Me talking to my therapist after she told me that posting memes on social media is not a form of therapy pic.twitter.com/EyJFOtRMpC

— gary from teen mom (@garyfromteenmom) November 18, 2019

#8 On labels:

my therapist just referred to her therapist as my grand-therapist . trying to process.

— corie johnson (@corietjohnson) October 30, 2019

#9 On finding out the truth:

What is the German word for when u find out ur therapist is 27

— pat regan (@poregan) November 17, 2019

#10 On this truth:

madamradams / Via twitter.com

#11 On overthinking:

therapist: you're overthinking

me: what if-

therapist: don't

me: WHAT IF

therapist:

me: what if everyone else is underthinking

— Matt. (@MattTheBrand) November 15, 2019

#12 On encouraging men to visit a therapist:

how is it possible that so few men are in therapy when every single man i’ve ever met should 100% be in therapy

— ellie schnitt (@holy_schnitt) May 23, 2019

#13 On wondering what they’re writing:

me: what are u writing down

therapist: sorry it’s confidential

notepad:
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— justin (@farringt0n) November 14, 2019

#14 On choosing your words carefully:

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#15 And finally, on realizing what you actually need to do:

me: should I get bangs or go to therapy
my friends: therapy
me: pic.twitter.com/e28NdpfDBl

— Alyssa Limperis (@alyssalimp) February 17, 2019

Via BuzzFeed, Preview photo credit: borderlineyikes / twitter.com