> Sometimes I worry I might be the worst person in the world to do psychotherapy. My coping strategy is to not talk about or react to my emotions and wait for t

> Sometimes I worry I might be the worst person in the world to do psychotherapy. My coping strategy is to not talk about or react to my emotions and wait for them to go away. This usually works. I know this is exactly the opposite of what psychotherapy is supposed to teach, and all I can say is that it works for me and I seem to be pretty psychologically healthy and maybe I am just a mutant. Um, yes, burying your emotions is unhealthy! I'm surprised to see this coming from anyone in the realm of mental health. It is much more surprising coming from a supposed mental health professional who created a decently sized discussion forum via his blog. He continues, > My relationship strategy is the same. Date really low-conflict, low-drama, agreeable people. If we have a conflict anyway, then agree to disagree and wait for the problem to go away. Apparently this is terrible Yes... Yes it is. When you are motivated to be your best and you still fail, such as when people have kids, you realize you're better off dealing with your emotions rather than ignoring them. Some people realize this earlier than others. I hope the number of people practicing in mental health while maintaining this blogger's attitude is small.