Stop Hiding Behind Your Therapist

Therapy can be good and helpful, but if you struggle with doing what’s right and good, don’t blame your therapist.

So in doing some research for a recent freelance piece, I came across this gem of a quote:

“I’ve spoken to my therapist about that concept. We both agree — no.”

This quote was attributed in the LA Times to Mario Lavandeira, a veteran entertainment blogger. In the Times story, Lavandeira was responding to the negative attention he’s been receiving online after his public support of Britney Spears and her attempt to end the conservatorship that prevents her from controlling her own legal or fiscal affairs.

From all indications, it seems like cheering for Spears to take control of her own life would be a worthy pursuit for any person, entertainment journalist or not. But the blowback he experienced was the result of cognitive dissonance from fans who questioned the sincerity of his support. That’s because Lavandeira writes under the much more popular nom de plume, Perez Hilton. And if you’re at all familiar with that name, it’s probably from the years he spent trashing Spears in the media.