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When professionals misunderstand coping mechanisms

My grief counselor says I use humor to avoid processing emotions but I told her that maybe emotions use seriousness to avoid processing humor.

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Sometimes wisdom lies in questioning therapeutic orthodoxy and trusting that healing can take unconventional forms.

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