Woman shares her therapist’s life-changing mental health advice: ‘Run the dishwasher twice’ |
“Run the dishwasher twice” might sound like strange mental health advice, but a viral post is proving that it’s actually quite helpful.
Danielle Wunker, a Licensed Professional Counselor and Supervisor, shared a story on her Facebook page that is resonating with people who struggle with mental health issues. It originally came from an answer from Kate Scott on Quora to the question “Has a therapist ever told you something completely unexpected?”
“When I was at one of my lowest (mental) points in life, I couldn’t get out of bed some days. I had no energy or motivation and was barely getting by. I had therapy once per week, and on this particular week I didn’t have much to ‘bring’ to the session. He asked how my week was and I really had nothing to say.
‘What are you struggling with?’ he asked. I gestured around me and said ‘I dunno man. Life.’ Not satisfied with my answer, he said ‘No, what exactly are you worried about right now? What feels overwhelming? When you go home after this session, what issue will be staring at you?’
She almost didn’t say it out loud
I knew the answer, but it was so ridiculous that I didn’t want to say it. I wanted to have something more substantial.
Something more profound.
So I told him, ‘Honestly? The dishes. It’s stupid, I know, but the more I look at........