Dr. Santa’s Therapy

In our last post we saw Dr. Lucy Van Pelt dispensing medical advise to her client Charley Brown... without a license. 

As straight up as her advice was, it would no doubt be labeled as ’’dangerous misinformation’’.

In 2024 Lucy’s ''the doctor is in’’ booth would be torn down faster than you could say ‘’only five cents per session’’. A lawsuit would soon follow.

Today’s post looks at another faux facilitator. This time it is Dr. Santa, who could actually be considered a good judge of mental health. He does, after all, know your sleep schedule, and if you have been impulsive and antisocial, or empathetic and cooperative during the year.

And now, finally, it seems like Santa has had enough of selfish, over-the-top demands from girls and boys of all ages, and has decided to be proactive this holiday season and help people manage their desires.

He knows attachment to stuff can be a dangerous thing, and that expectations have a way of growing over the years. An orange, scarf, and board game just don’t cut it anymore for the modern gift recipient, and the elves can’t keep up with the demand any more.

All in all, gift exchange, an important social phenomena, has been promoted to the point of sickness and excess.

Not to fear - Dr. Santa is on the job, and his DAT (Desire and Attachment Therapy, Buddha approved) is meant to be good medicine for all. 

Note: Dr. Santa is not a real therapist, and does not dispense real medical advise, but is still asking the right question - "what makes you think you need all those things?". 

He is not trying to spoil anything, he is just trying to make us all good, for goodness sake.