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Advice from a conservative therapist
Hot Air ^ | 4 Sep 2022 | John Sexton

Posted on 10/05/2022 8:46:20 AM PDT by Rummyfan

Today the NY Times published an interview with a woman named Dea Bridge who advertises herself as a conservative therapist in Colorado. The first half of the podcast falls into what I would call the “Gorillas in the Mist” style of interview. Host Meghan Daum is asking questions about the boundaries of conservative therapy which seem to assume the worst about Bridge.

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Daum: Do you think that Donald Trump made everybody go crazy?

Bridge: What do you mean by “made everybody go crazy”?

Daum: In my world, I know a lot of people who were so distressed about the election of Trump that they had to go on anxiety medication. They couldn’t sleep. It dominated their lives, their goals, their thoughts, their relationships, their conversations for four years and even to this day.

Bridge: That is the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard. Why would you let one person in the world control your life? Are you that weak?

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LOL!
1 posted on 10/05/2022 8:46:20 AM PDT by Rummyfan
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To: Rummyfan

Yup. The Left is very weak. One of these days their house of cards will come tumbling down.


2 posted on 10/05/2022 8:49:50 AM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: Rummyfan

In my world, I know a lot of people who were so distressed about the election of Trump that they had to go on anxiety medication.

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3 posted on 10/05/2022 8:49:56 AM PDT by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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To: Jim W N

And these pathetic people voted for a nasty old chomo to save them.


4 posted on 10/05/2022 8:52:36 AM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
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To: Rummyfan

I will say that similarly, Obama’s term in office took a toll on me. I didn’t let that snarky putz dominate my life like these leftists are saying Trump did, but I came out of that 8 years with a lot more gray hair and worry lines.


5 posted on 10/05/2022 8:52:50 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Rummyfan

Do you think that Donald Trump made everybody go crazy?

No. They already were........................

6 posted on 10/05/2022 8:56:02 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Rummyfan

Still waiting for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders to add Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS)....


7 posted on 10/05/2022 8:56:21 AM PDT by cranked
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conservative therapist

Conservatives believe in individual responsibility and accountability. As a consequence I think it is questionable whether there is such a thing unless it is a civilian version of a drill sergeant. Your brain going haywire is your responsibility. Stop drinking, exercise, disconnect from stressors - like CNN or twitter or maybe even FR - and connect to people.

8 posted on 10/05/2022 8:59:51 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: cuz1961

Those are all so good.

*** It’s illegeal for TV News Media to lie***

This one hit home because I have an acquaintance who actually said this in front of me, at which point, I chuckled. She still doesn’t understand why I laughed at that.

She’s 84, and really going downhill mentally, so I’ve cut her some slack.


9 posted on 10/05/2022 9:00:02 AM PDT by FamiliarFace (I wish “smart resume” would work for the real world so I could FF through the Burden admin BS.)
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To: Jim W N

Savage is right: Liberalism is a mental disorder.


10 posted on 10/05/2022 9:00:19 AM PDT by Chad C. Mulligan
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To: Rummyfan
"Bridge: That is the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard. Why would you let one person in the world control your life? Are you that weak?"

It's early yet, but I'd say as far as establishing her credentials as a "conservative therapist", she's off to a good start.

11 posted on 10/05/2022 9:04:58 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: cuz1961

Whole lotta lyin’ goin’ on!


12 posted on 10/05/2022 9:06:28 AM PDT by one guy in new jersey
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To: Rummyfan
Bridge: That is the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard. Why would you let one person in the world control your life? Are you that weak?

Yup!

With that one statement, that Therapist proved she is a CONSERVATIVE Therapist!
13 posted on 10/05/2022 9:09:43 AM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: Chad C. Mulligan

Yup.

Where is curmudgeon Savage these days? I used to listen to him when I lived in San Francisco.


14 posted on 10/05/2022 9:16:13 AM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: Boogieman

A lot of us were deeply concerned and even downright angry about Obama’s agenda, but we didn’t become psychotic and certifiable.


15 posted on 10/05/2022 9:17:32 AM PDT by skr (Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people. - Proverbs 14:34)
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To: SoConPubbie

“Are you that weak?”

It’s not only weak, it’s that for many people (like a certain family member) they knew they were always right and good, while you were always wrong and bad - the TV told them so - and until the election of Trump they never had to confront the possibility of otherwise.


16 posted on 10/05/2022 9:18:18 AM PDT by Not_Who_U_Think
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To: Rummyfan
You know, if I could wave a magic wand and change people, it would be don’t worry about what people think of you, particularly people that don’t know you. People that don’t know you, it doesn’t matter what they think. You and what you think of yourself is what matters, and if somebody thinks things about you that aren’t true, forget it. Nothing you can do about it, and it’s a total waste of time to try to change that.

Rush Limbaugh

17 posted on 10/05/2022 9:18:28 AM PDT by seowulf (Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty, and dies with chaos...Will Durant)
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To: Jim W N

He went from radio to podcasts only. I think he is mostly retired now, but he is on Facebook.


18 posted on 10/05/2022 9:21:44 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: Rummyfan

19 posted on 10/05/2022 9:31:31 AM PDT by Flick Lives (FJB and the corrupt FBI)
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To: skr

I don’t remember going crazy under bathhouse Barry.


20 posted on 10/05/2022 9:40:31 AM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as. )
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