“[D]espite her alternative leanings, it turned out Crystal was not particularly psyco-babbly or airy-fairy or tree-huggy, as one might have expected. In fact, the first thing she did was write a list. She said writing lists helped calm her down when she was stressed about anything because it put problems in order. You can look at a list of things and see how you can tackle each one separately without feeling sick about it, she said. Whereas if they all just stayed jumbled in your mind in one great bit sticky ball you never got to consider them individually. She actually spoke a lot of sense for someone with toe rings and a Chinese tattoo.” StressCalmListsPsychobabble Book:On Top of Everything Source: On Top of Everything
“JAY: No really. Be secure. Pretend I'm a sperm cell. Here. I take the string out of the... hood of my sweatshirt, affix it to my behind for a tail, like so... LENORE: What in God's name are you doing? JAY: Pretend, Lenore. Be an ovum. Be strong. Let me hypothetically batter at you. Batter batter. Surrender to the unreal of the real interior. LENORE: Are you supposed to be a sperm, wriggling your sweatshirt-string like that? JAY: I can feel the strength of your membrane, Lenore.” DialogueHilarityDfwPsychobabble Book:The Broom of the System Source: The Broom of the System
“The psycho-babble lavished on her by her mother in a prior life found her, whispering of trauma and coping, how this was not her fault and blaming herself at all was useless. She would eventually try to believe this, as soon as she was behind her locked bedroom door.” BlameTraumaCopingPsychobabble Book:Danse Macabre Source: Danse Macabre
“Dr. P said it was because she didn't think she deserved to be happy. That she didn't feel worthy, or some psychobabble crap.... God! She hated when her shrink was right.” ShrinkPsychobabble Book:At the Stroke of Madness Source: At the Stroke of Madness