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Absolutely! For the social workers, Some of the homework came off like... Surface level? Like "Name a time you felt sad" and "Have you ever felt depressed?"

I'm 40, not an elementary school child. I went through two financial crisis, the president called a woman reporter a bitch just a week ago and got away with pedophilia, my healthcare expenses is over $20k a year, and I'm in fear of my friends and neighbors who aren't mayonnaise colored.

Totally agree with being secretive. That's normal. It takes a lot of trust to get me to go beyond "I feel sad because I didn't have any oat milk for my coffee" or whatever.

That's what great therapists do. They drill with really perceptive questioning, they know when to push for clarity, they know when to change topics to lower your guard to lead you to discovery.