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I Walk the Line

Recently I ran a very scientific Twitter poll and asked people about how they'd feel if they found out their therapist had the same/a similar chronic disease as they did, if the disease was the reason the person was seeking counseling. Here are the results: Most people, 42 out of 49, would be thrilled to indifferent about the news.  However, 13% (or 7) would feel some concern or even switch therapists.  Since this is a very small sample of people, we shouldn't disregard that some people don't find this appealing. I was diagnosed with Crohn's in 2002 and at that time was living a completely different life.  I worked in a corporate job writing code for .NET applications for a commercial real estate company. Exciting stuff, I know.  I was making a good wage, had health insurance (!!), and a clear career path laid out at 26.  I was also working on a huge project for Microsoft, as a client of the company I worked for, that I knew was going to fail.  We're ta