Sex Helps Depression

Visiting The Doctor, Part 5 of 5

I was happy the meeting with Dr. Marty had ended. I stood up, put on my coat and walked across the room.

Dee stalled. She said, “I really liked the music that’s playing, that was a nice touch to go with the pictures.”

Dr. Marty smiled, giggled again, and added, “I picked those songs myself. I thought it would be a subtle way to set the mood and express some of my thoughts about life coaching.”

I didn’t notice any subtly.

“The first song we heard was Dance or something like that,” Dee said.

“Yes. That would be Jimmy Cliff. Next would be Smile by Wil Powers which is a really fun song about a homeless woman. Very uplifting, kind of about the inside game that I will spend more time talking about. Then there is Maybe by Janis Joplin because you just never know and there is always hope. The guitar and horns in the beginning just kill me.”

Janis Joplin?

I love the cover of her Greatest Hits album. A long haired, frizzy haired women dressed in 60s style with paisley, and large, bug-eye-round sunglasses to hide her superpowers. And a motorcycle between her legs. I love that picture. I might have to get the album in spite of Dr. Marty’s affection for her.

He continued, “And the last song on this loop is Spirit by Van Morrison, which is about how our outside world simply reflects the qualities of our spirit. Would you like a copy?”

I was tempted to look at my iPhone suspiciously. Damn Ghost in my machine.

“Just write down the names,” Dee said, even more pleased than Dr. Marty. “I’m sure I can buy them on iTunes. Do you know Astral Weeks by Van Morrison? That song saved the life of one of my best friends.”

“I love Van Morrison. Astral Weeks is probably his most well reviewed album although I like several others more. How did it save your friend?”

I started tugging at his preserved Joshua tree. It matched the set of bonsai and topiary in his waiting room.

“Tom! Stop that.” Dee glared at me, then continued with Dr. Marty, “She was very depressed, and that song just ended up melting the depression.”

“How’d that happen?”

“It was about the return of an old boyfriend and having lots and lots of sex.”

“Well that sure can help depression.”

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Visiting The Doctor

Part 5: Sex Helps Depression
Part 4: Dr. Marty, Car Salesman
Part 3: Dr. 70s-Porno-Mustache
Part 2: I’d Like To Sleep With Your Wife
Part 1: Faux Monet