To the Jezebel/Gawker editors:

Ooh, I have a question for you! (If you don’t mind, of course.) As a therapist, can you explain to me how an essay like this doesn’t violate HIPAA? Because I work in a healthcare related field and had to take classes about privacy, and we were taught that even if you change or redact the client’s name, it’s still a…

Yes! Like, looking back, she probably did more harm than good for me. I had shitty insurance at the time, so she was giving me a discounted rate, but it was still incredibly expensive for someone my age and income - and she would regularly be 30 minutes late for our appointment, but still want to charge me, she would…

God, thank you for saying this:

I had a therapist who told me I was highly manipulative and that most of my symptoms stemmed from that.

I really wish there was some kind of test or something that could sort “genuinely wants to help people with emotional issues” from “desperately need to project my own perceived shortcomings onto random people who thought they were seeking help for their own lives, not being a mirror for my crap.”

Right after I finally broke free of my father (who was sexually, physically, and emotionally abusing me) and was seeing a therapist courtesy of Victim Witness, she started telling me I was a sociopath.

It kinda seems that way to me, too. Like, he can tell that she is not ugly, it’s just that she’s a bad dresser! She’s probably model-hot under all those layers of old lady cardigans! And he really wanted to see her transformation, because (not so) deep down, he’s always wanted her. So one day she agrees to have the…

See also: Be attractive - but effortlessly attractive. It doesn't count if you look like you're trying.

Real therapist here. And while I don’t work with adults here’s what I would do: spend time exploring what she wants and why she wants those specific things, what has and hasn’t worked in the past, and accepting the way things are, the challenges of dating, misogyny, being alone, not having what you want in life at any…

I had a (female) therapist once tell me I should take more pride in my appearance when I leave the house. I could start by wearing better shoes and more flattering clothes.

Wow. Go Greta! There are tons of good comebacks to that, such as “go fuck yourself” and “eat a dick,” but “I dress up, asshole, just not for YOU” is a great one.

She’s to 2015 what Angelina Jolie was to 2005. Straight women would totally “go gay” for her. Yawn.

you are a hater.

Well, whenever I’m introduced to someone it’s customary for us to shake on it so....

What a touching tribute to the recently-deceased Jonathan Crombie! Good on you, Channing!

It’s named after Gilbert from Anne of Green Gables, obviously!

It’s after Gilbert Blythe. Duh.

Oh man, I remember when spaghetti strap tank tops were a Thing in middle and high school. At a friend’s school, they had a “no spaghetti straps” policy, and so the students organized a day where all the students showed up in spaghetti strap tank tops—boys AND girls. I believe they revised the policy.

All of this makes me so sad.