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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 8:45 pm
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Does your attitude about animals color your OTHER opinions? Like of people?
I am having the hardest time dealing with my new therapist. I had a therapist I really liked. She was like my friend. However, she has recently had a baby... and made the decision to leave her practice to be a full-time SAHM. So she transferred my records to her replacement. Which should be fine. New-Dr. is a good psychologist. She is also nice, personable, etc. Then we start talking about what I do with my free time/Critters 2 Go. She tells me "Oh, you have sugar gliders?! My daughter had one!" First problem... ONE. Second? The daughter is 8 years old. Gliders are NOT good KID pets. Third, "HAD." Yeah, she tells me "well, and they just DIE. I mean, like after a few months. How long do they live for anyway?" Me: "15 years." Oh, AND "and they stink so bad." Now, gliders DO smell, but mostly if they have crappy diets. Well, and the boys just stink to high heaven when they aren't fixed. ME: "was it a male?" HER: "Oh, I have no idea" she laughs, "like I said, they die so easy." ME: "yeah, they have pretty specific needs, a really specialized diet, stuff like that." She blew that off pretty quick.
Okay, so she is still a good therapist, but the whole time I am stewing and seeing her as this lady who got an exotic pet after doing no research for her daughter who was too young to care for it and doesn't seem particularly sorry about it's early death due to, in all likelihood, incorrect care. Grumble grumble.
So, am I being completely irrational? The thing is, if she was some other doctor... I mean there is no necessity to click with your podiatrist! But someone who is supposed to be helping me with my emotional/mental health? It is probably petty, but I have a really hard time with the whole thing.
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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 9:10 pm
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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:45 pm
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I would think that, seeing as how she's supposed to help you on mental/emotional matters, it wouldn't be too much to ask for her to show a little more... I don't know what the right word is... Sensitivity? Less ignorance? Well, basically, I think she needs to understand that you're an animal person, and it's REALLY hard for people to click when one person is a well-researched animal person, and the other your standard "pets are disposable" ignoramus. I honestly have a hard time befriending or connecting with people who don't give a damn about their pets, so to answer your question, yes, it does color my other opinions, especially of people.
You will likely have a hard time making progress if the subject turns to pets and she has another story like that. I know I would.
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 3:38 am
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 4:31 am
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 8:32 am
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 4:36 pm
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Vanilla eXee Well seeing as she's your new therapist, shouldn't you talk to her about how you feel about that and enlighten her on animal care?
I would like to "like" this comment.
I think it really does matter, when it is something you are so passionate about. It can be hard to find people who are...willing to take the time or money to provide what we believe to be the bear necessities.
One of my friend's, is the part of why I got into wanting rats. But she only had one. And then she got a pair, in a cage that was really too small, and one of them starved, and she said it was cause she was so skiddish that she never saw her or realized that the other rat was hoarding all the food. And then she started telling me that my plan to do sub Q injections daily for Rascal when his kidney disease becomes advanced, THAT was too much work for a cat, and at that point I should just let him go. I was kind of in shock, since it's easier to give SubQ than it is to pill a cat. And I don't think he should be put down simply because he'll require some special care. Needless to say, don't talk to her anymore.
None of my friends are as devoted as I am, but at least they understand me.
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:51 pm
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:44 am
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 4:53 pm
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Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 11:18 pm
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