Posted on 01/05/2018 7:18:12 PM PST by markomalley
One Washington, D.C.-based therapist’s clients have 99 problems, and they all seem to be about President Donald Trump.
Elisabeth Joy LaMotte, a psychotherapist and founder of the DC Counseling and Psychotherapy Center, writes in The Washington Post that a number of her patients have been complaining that the media’s fixation on Trump is taking a toll on their personal lives.
One couple that she works with (who she names Sally and Steve) have been seeing LaMotte to “strengthen their communication and feel more connected.” It seemed like they were making real progress. That is, until Trump won. She quotes Steve:
Sally and I value that our political views are compatible. We have always enjoyed discussing current events, and our careers relate to politics, as you know. I initially took comfort in the fact that we went through the shock of Trump’s victory together, but something has changed. Sally is constantly reading news updates on her phone and watching CNN, even in the middle of the night. It’s gone too far. It’s no longer something that connects us; it’s now a wedge between us.
Sally and Steve aren’t alone, apparently. LaMotte writes that this “dynamic” is one she’s seen “with other couples and individual therapy clients” she works with.
So, what’s fueling these issues? “Stress is, in my experience, increase — the stress associated with news consumption,” according to LaMotte.
“A surprising number of couples in therapy are fighting with each other about their respective modes of news consumption. These couples report less sleep, a growing sense of disconnection and less sex. And this includes couples where both members share the same political views,” she writes.
Her findings are backed by recent studies that show “increased levels of consumption of news” can compromise “emotional well-being over time.”
One of LaMotte’s clients complains that her boyfriend is “sick of me screaming at the television. I’ve started watching Fox to branch out of the so called bubble, and it’s all lies, I can’t stand it!”
Improved “sleep hygiene,” LaMotte writes, can help alleviate the stress associated with the constant onslaught of news updates. By 10 p.m., she prescribes, all screens should be off. After all, “losing the screens an hour or two before bed is conducive to better sleep and more sex.”
Of course, if you need to see a shrink because of a couple of Trump tweets, maybe you have more serious issues.
Less sex means less snowflake breeding......WINNING!
Good. Twist in the wind, bitches.
But she'll be thinking about President Trump, pajama boy.
Piss poor therapist
Should be teaching the patients to stop obsessing over
That which they have no control
I suspect that the Therapist has issues of their own
And is transferring their anxieties to the patients
Unforgivable
America Wins when you MAGA, but the coven of commies are not enjoying the light of day, I can tell you that.
Reagan ushered in Morning In America, but President Trump kicked it up a notch to 9AM. Time to get to work.
My country ‘tis of thee,
Progressive misery;
here’s to their tears!
Meanwhile in flyover,
home of Deplorables,
life is endurable,
for at least 3 more years.
These lefties are having to sell their houses since their gravy train is whats busting up their marriages.
It’s hard to pity a hungry vampire.
*How does that make you feel?
"Session time is up. Pay the Secretary on your way out and I'll see you next week."
AWESOME!
His advice to me, buy stock in Kleenex; extra soft!
I am juss shock! That is so raciss!
Can’t stand the heat....
To liberals, Trump is more damaging, then if ISIS cut their heads off.
Start posting ‘Trump 2020’ bumper stickers and watch them really start going nuts.
LOL
Ahhh, the winning.....
Best election ever.
It's "journalism". Its been heading this way for decades. It used to be we watched the news to see what's going on in the world. Part of the news would be US news, and a small part of that might be politics (and usually only during election seasons).
The "news" (print, TV, radio, Hollywood gossip, etc.) all now focus 99.9% of their time and energy on politics... and on top of that, they're all completely one-sided.
Well, if truth be told, I too had a hell of time after Odummer was elected and it took me a long time to get a grip on myself. But I did and life goes on. Get over it.
I dated a liberal therapist....twice.
Complete nut case.
I came to the conclusion that most therapists are nut jobs and are naturally drawn to the profession.
I will step out and toast a beer for both of us. It is drizzling and 57 out here.
Single digits all day tomorrow——but I have to admit that I’m getting used to it.
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