Writing Prompt Two MCs see the same therapist

[Nevafrost]

Premise: Two rivals at school are always at each other’s throat. They ACTUALLY hate each other and they give each other nightmares.
At one point, they both get mentally stressed and see therapist. Turns out that they are seeing the same therapist. And, the first one to realize that is the therapist herself.

Task: Now, write about a certain therapy session when the therapist gradually realizes that she is actually meeting two victims who are also the causes of the others' seeking therapy.


(Ehh I wrote it on a whim and I got this idea when I couldn’t fall asleep due to my nightmares lol)

 

[Plantorsomething]

Well an easy route I see is to have them be exes, one with avoidant attatchment and one with anxious attatchment. The two insecure attatchment types naturally attract eachother anyways, and they both end up with a pretty unhealthy relationship unless they’re aware and working on it. The anxious would crash after idolizing the other one and turn to hatred while keeping their fixation. The avoidant would have trust issues exaggerated and shut people out in attempt to not be vulnerable.

 

[TheEldritchGod]

The Therapist then makes sure to keep both at each other's throats so she can continue to milk them for money.

 

[CharlesEBrown]

Had actually toyed with this concept for a story once - except that the tension arose from all of them being incarnations of ancient deities (the two rivals were from different pantheons, and the therapist was Loki).

 

[Valmond]

Yeah, an iguana therapist.

 

[Nevafrost]

Yeah, an iguana therapist.

a soft plush iguana toy designed for therapy purposes, possibly for children, adults, or the elderly, particularly those with dementia or other neurological conditions.

That's what I got from googling Iguana Therapist.

Well an easy route I see is to have them be exes, one with avoidant attatchment and one with anxious attatchment. The two insecure attatchment types naturally attract eachother anyways, and they both end up with a pretty unhealthy relationship unless they’re aware and working on it. The anxious would crash after idolizing the other one and turn to hatred while keeping their fixation. The avoidant would have trust issues exaggerated and shut people out in attempt to not be vulnerable.

@Plantorsomething
Woah! That's a nice one. We see Rivals to lovers all the time. And, now it’s Lovers to Rivals? Interesting! Also, wouldn’t it be really funny if they get together again someday and find out that they used to see the same therapist?