His attitude and the problems that he is having in his marriage are just masking the underlying issue. He is rude and obnoxious, even to Lori as his therapist, but with some work, she brings it out of him that he once lost a son, and that he has never properly grieved. In John's world, everyone else is an idiot, but he is an accomplished, successful man. He doesn't really suffer fools gladly but thinks that if he didn't have to deal with so many fools then there would not be an issue in the first place. John, for example, has two kids and is married, but doesn't think he has any problems. Lori digresses, and starts to talk about patients of her own. After she has stopped crying, and is ready to move forward in addressing the problem that exists in her emotional wellbeing, she is shocked to hear that Wendell believes her feelings are due to a lot more than sadness over the loss of her relationship and the violation in trust from her boyfriend.

She selects a therapist called Wendell, and for the first couple of sessions with him does nothing but sit on the couch in his office and sob, grieving over the loss of her boyfriend, her dream of marriage and happily ever after, and also the vision of herself as someone who knows exactly where her life is and where it is going. She knows the signs she understands all the emotions, because it is her own field, yet she cannot seem to talk herself out of the feeling that her life is unraveling around her.įriends tell Gottlieb to see a therapist and talk to someone. Gottlieb, a respected therapist, is plunged into depression. This all comes out of the blue, not least because he knew that she had a child when they began dating, and it is not something that he thought to bring up even as they made plans to get married.

Her boyfriend of many years leaves her, citing the fact that he doesn't want to be a father to her child as the reason. Lori Gottlieb's life is ticking along nicely - until it isn't. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.

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