A talk with a hospital chaplain

[Ron Obvious]

14. Fair enough

I remembered at the time that many chaplains are also licensed counsellors/therapist so it just didn't seem outrageous.

Frankly, as a self-reliant introvert and hermit, I'm rather allergic to the whole notion of therapy/counselling in the first place. I know people who have been in therapy for decades (OK, in NYC), and I get the impression therapy is keeping a lot of them dependent rather than focussing on making them self-reliant.

Of course, those are my prejudices, and I'm sure lots of people have been helped tremendously by therapy.

Well, that's what being open-minded gets you these days: a $400 bill.