Does your therapist understand your humor?

I’m not a doctor, but I have been in therapy for years, and I truly believe having a therapist who gets your humor is very important. If you’re cracking a joke that’s a little too dark or too wholesome, and they’re jotting something down in their notebook without even a giggle?? Now, that therapist is not for you. I went through five therapists before I landed on the one I have been with for several years. She is amazing. (Shout out, Dr. Jenn!) The others didn’t think my daddy issues jokes were funny, since I very clearly have daddy issues… But how can you ever laugh if you can’t even laugh at yourself? I’m still working on myself, aren’t I? That’s why I choose to share memes with my doc. Memes are a helpful tool to further deepen your therapist’s understanding of you.