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Trabulous - terrible therapist!

posted 16 years ago by alextsuname
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If Dr. Trabulous does exist and not a figment of Sandie's imagination as others on this message board have posited, then he's a terrible therapist at best and downright evil at worst. I felt great sympathy for Jim Gaffigan's Sandie for enduring the psychological torture of this man. If, however, he WAS a figment, then what a powerful depiction of a descent into shame, self-loathing, and madness. But I'm inclined to think that it was just a really crappy therapist with a legitimate malpractice suit on his hands. I'm just saying. I know it's a movie, but seeing bad therapists on the TV just chaps my hide (I work in mental health).

[–] mxt52 16 years ago

Well, if Sandie WAS in denial about everything that was happening in his life, then Dr. T did a great job of making him open his eyes. And understanding what kind of s-t you are in is the first step to healing, isn't it?

[–] spielberto 12 years ago

Sandie says at the end, "I think I'm lost...."
He can't find what he's looking for in life until he realizes he's lost.