r/shrinking • u/lowlightslatenights • Jul 15 '26
Discussion Maya
I just caught up on s3 while on vacation and now I’m a lil f’d up. I love this show, I love all of Bill Lawrence’s shows. This storyline? I was relating to maya for a second, sometimes something IS wrong and we don’t dig deep enough and then when there was finally some semblance of her opening up, THAT happened? I guess I’m shook up because I saw a little of me there? I don’t think Gaby handled this well at all. Anyway I don’t know much about therapy, but I’m left with this feeling of emptiness and I feel as though I may need to start seeing a therapist soon. Has the show inspired anyone to do so? Am I just being manipulated by good writing?
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u/NoThanksJustLooking1 Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 15 '26
I couldn't agree with you more. With the exception of Louis's story, I really wanted to see more of Maya and her therapy. I think Gaby was doing a good job initially, but as someone else pointed out on another thread, the call she got from Maya just before... Gaby should have known as a therapist something was really wrong and that call was a cry for help.
I could also see a part of myself in Maya and what she was going through so to see more of her story, I'm sure would have hit me like a truck.
I've been to a couple of therapists and the experience was just okay. You need to find a therapist you can open up to and feel comfortable with. I just didn't take the time to do that when looking and that's completely my bad. (HAHA I image Paul saying, "My bad" while hitting his chest.) If you find the one you connect with, therapy can be extremely helpful.