Do people confide/ask for advice from you?

eyedclaar

pj.uw.laura wrote:

Try being a therapist. I'm a year away from a PhD in Clinical Psychologist, so apparently that means I'm everyone's therapist. My husband's aunt calls me all the time to complain about her in-laws, but she won't take my advice anyway.

So yes, I get people confiding in me all the time! I don't mind it if they're actually looking for help. I just don't like it when they want to vent to me but don't care what I have to say about it.

So Doc, sometimes I feel the overwhelming urge to throttle people I don't even know for very little reason. I am just trying to confirm that is normal, rational behavior. Thank you in advance.

Dissidentman

eyedclaar wrote:

pj.uw.laura wrote:

Try being a therapist. I'm a year away from a PhD in Clinical Psychologist, so apparently that means I'm everyone's therapist. My husband's aunt calls me all the time to complain about her in-laws, but she won't take my advice anyway.

So yes, I get people confiding in me all the time! I don't mind it if they're actually looking for help. I just don't like it when they want to vent to me but don't care what I have to say about it.

So Doc, sometimes I feel the overwhelming urge to throttle people I don't even know for very little reason. I am just trying to confirm that is normal, rational behavior. Thank you in advance.

Care to name drop?

Jennytree

I was thinking about this today, too.

I always seem to get to be the person everyone tells their problems to. I don't mind in the slightest most of the time, but sometimes I do feel like telling them to shut the fuck up for a minute. Never happens though, I just keep schtum and try my best to figure out what they want out of whatever is bothering them. I enjoy human behaviour and trying to read the situation (aka overanalysing female brain kicking in)

Mad thing is, there's not a lot I would say anyway to anyone that'd listen, I tend not to trust anyone and my life is pretty boring

dimitrispearljam

Jennytree wrote:

I was thinking about this today, too.

I always seem to get to be the person everyone tells their problems to. I don't mind in the slightest most of the time, but sometimes I do feel like telling them to shut the fuck up for a minute. Never happens though, I just keep schtum and try my best to figure out what they want out of whatever is bothering them. I enjoy human behaviour and trying to read the situation (aka overanalysing female brain kicking in)

Mad thing is, there's not a lot I would say anyway to anyone that'd listen, I tend not to trust anyone and my life is pretty boring

this last one is very intresting Jenny..do u think has to do with your age?
and this is a very good thread .congrats to OP

dimitrispearljam

i think has to do with respect...alot of people trust me very easy,and i try to respect that + i try to im there for them,atleast as a listener.and respect their personality..and i know to keep my mouth close..
probably my age now helps to be calm,to think before act,to be the third eye and judge right..
and the big issue i see out there is people feel so alone.....

eyedclaar

dimitrispearljam wrote:

i think has to do with respect...alot of people trust me very easy,and i try to respect that + i try to im there for them,atleast as a listener.and respect their personality..and i know to keep my mouth close..
probably my age now helps to be calm,to think before act,to be the third eye and judge right..
and the big issue i see out there is people feel so alone.....

I'd follow your advice Dimitri, but I'm afraid I would misunderstand some key part and wind up fucking a dinosaur or something.

Dissidentman

eyedclaar wrote:

dimitrispearljam wrote:

i think has to do with respect...alot of people trust me very easy,and i try to respect that + i try to im there for them,atleast as a listener.and respect their personality..and i know to keep my mouth close..
probably my age now helps to be calm,to think before act,to be the third eye and judge right..
and the big issue i see out there is people feel so alone.....

I'd follow your advice Dimitri, but I'm afraid I would misunderstand some key part and wind up fucking a dinosaur or something.

"wind up"? As if it wasn't your plan all along...

Jennytree

dimitrispearljam wrote:

this last one is very intresting Jenny..do u think has to do with your age?
and this is a very good thread .congrats to OP

I'm too young to offer worldly advice! I dunno why it happens!

dimitrispearljam

eyedclaar wrote:

dimitrispearljam wrote:

i think has to do with respect...alot of people trust me very easy,and i try to respect that + i try to im there for them,atleast as a listener.and respect their personality..and i know to keep my mouth close..
probably my age now helps to be calm,to think before act,to be the third eye and judge right..
and the big issue i see out there is people feel so alone.....

I'd follow your advice Dimitri, but I'm afraid I would misunderstand some key part and wind up fucking a dinosaur or something.

fucking is good..i dont know where is the hole in dinosaur..i hope u find it

Dissidentman

dimitrispearljam wrote:

eyedclaar wrote:

dimitrispearljam wrote:

i think has to do with respect...alot of people trust me very easy,and i try to respect that + i try to im there for them,atleast as a listener.and respect their personality..and i know to keep my mouth close..
probably my age now helps to be calm,to think before act,to be the third eye and judge right..
and the big issue i see out there is people feel so alone.....

I'd follow your advice Dimitri, but I'm afraid I would misunderstand some key part and wind up fucking a dinosaur or something.

fucking is good..i dont know where is the hole in dinosaur..i hope u find it

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