Long Story

I was talking to a new friend I had made the other day.
He asked me what I did that day so I listed the various errands I ran, including going to therapy.
I just said that not thinking about it, but then he asked why.

Why do you go to therapy?
What do you need help with?
What happened to you?
Are you on medication?
Are you suicidal?
Can I help?
Everything will be okay.
Wow you're crazy.
Maybe I should help...
Maybe I should run away.
So why do you go to therapy?

What kind of question is that? "Why" do I go to therapy? That's a pretty loaded question, and you don't just ask someone "why".

So I said it's a long story.
Family issues.
Anyways what did you do?

I go because I'm depressed.
I go because I've been suffering.
I go because of everything that's happened.
I go because my life is just a long story.

It's a long story. Anyways how was your day?
Long story?
Family issues. Just random stuff. A bad relationship. Long story.

But the problem is that doesn't shut them up.

Well I have time! I can listen! I have family problems too! Yeah my ex was terrible!

God I wonder what happened to her.
Maybe she's mental.

Well my ex-boyfriend was sexually, physically, and mentally abusive. He broke into my house multiple times and now I'm waiting for his trial where I will be testifying against his six felony charges.

Yeah, that would shut them up alright.

But only to me. It would only shut them up to me. They'd turn around and give their version of my story to someone else.

So I say it's a long story.

That might not shut them up to me, but it sure does with everyone else.

I'm no longer gossip if I'm just a long story.

My life is a long story.
Family issues.
Bad relationship.
Just random stuff.

Long story.

Anyways, how was your day?

-Beaskie