Therapists are lurking everywhere. That’s the warning Abigail Shrier offers in her new book Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren’t Growing Up. You might have spotted a few of the therapists or pseudo-therapists who have infiltrated your own life. It’s the friend solemnly asking whether your headache is happening around the time of a painful anniversary, because, as you both know, the body keeps the score. It’s the boss asking everyone to begin the meeting with an emotional check-in, and the co-workers chiming in with “I feel a tightness at the base of my ribs, it feels anxious but also yearning.” It’s the school counselor asking your daughter if anything is troubling her and clearly expecting a “yes.”
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