Dr. P: My High School Savior

I first met Dr. P in elementary school. He was always helpful then too. Cristin and I would skip recess and have lunch with him. He always had the coolest toys on his desk. We would just talk to him. He made the days easier.

In high school he would make life much easier for me. I was very despressed in junior high and high school, and being able to talk to someone made life better. I was very self loathing, and I was cutting myself, and just always depressed.

I would skip classes to talk to Dr. P. He wouldn't try and do what normal shrinks do, he would make me feel better, and some how, amongst the jokes, we solved a few problems. When I was dreading my older brother coming home for the holidays, we joked about how I could "off" him, and hide the body, but he made the whole idea more tolerable. When I was just beside myself and couldn't handle being in school, he would let me use his phone to call my dad. He would pull my cut slips on days where I just didn't have it in me to go class, or if ended up driving myself home. He was there when I almost got suspended, or when I cut school to see Bill in the hospital, even though we both knew I shouldn't. Not to mention, that he would look up on the school data base if he'd been in school lately, so I could have some closure on what was happening.

He was a savior, and to this day, he can still brighten my day. I wish I could find a shrink that could help me as much as he has. He's an amazing person, and perfect as a high school counsler.