Shrinks and despair over the shrinking dollar
Joseph P., a technical writer in Manhattan, dropped out of psychotherapy last year to save the $45 weekly fee. Even with that extra spending money, Joseph went into debt, and his psychological condition worsened. Now he is back with the same psychotherapist, going twice a week at $60 per session,* and almost $1,200 behind in his payments. Says he: "I thought therapy was a middle-class frill I could give up to meet inflation. But the economy is so bad I can't get through the week without therapy."...
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