# I'm making a mix CD for my shrink... suggestions? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 8, 2004, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-making-a-mix-cd-for-my-shrink-suggestions/263624 "2004-09-08T08:19:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2004, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-making-a-mix-cd-for-my-shrink-suggestions/263624/21 "2004-09-08T14:02:30Z")
If he is of a more classical bent you could find a copy of Elgar’s _Powick Asylum Music_ written when the classical composer was band master at the lunatic asylum. Surely that will provoke some research. ---
**Author:** ![Mycroft\_Holmes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a5b964/32.png) [@Mycroft\_Holmes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mycroft_Holmes)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2004, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-making-a-mix-cd-for-my-shrink-suggestions/263624/22 "2004-09-08T14:07:05Z")
I’m surprised nobody has mentioned _Psycho Killer_ from the Talking Heads yet. ---
**Author:** ![groo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecd19e/32.png) [@groo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/groo)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2004, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-making-a-mix-cd-for-my-shrink-suggestions/263624/23 "2004-09-08T14:11:28Z")
IANAP, but I don’t think it’s a good idea to give gifts to your therapist. It seems to me that this might make your relationship start drifting into weird areas. What if (s)he doesn’t respond with a gift in kind? What if (s)he does? What if you start wondering if the your therapist reads too much into the songs you chose? What if you later find that one of the songs you thought was innocuous is really a well-known song about something else? (I’m thinking about Puff the Magic Dragon, but hell, you might think YMCA is about youth athletics). I see lots of negatives in this gift-giving and not a lot of positives. Of course, that’s just my opinion. ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2004, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-making-a-mix-cd-for-my-shrink-suggestions/263624/24 "2004-09-08T14:20:37Z")
“Everything Reminds Me of My Therapist” by Nancy Tucker is a hilarious little song, though not easy to find I imagine. (“Pillows remind me of my therapist/Especially when I beat them up”) ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2004, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-making-a-mix-cd-for-my-shrink-suggestions/263624/25 "2004-09-08T14:35:52Z")
> [@plnnr](#): > > My wife, who is a psychotherapist, has a copy of the album “Songs of Couch and Consultation,” but I don’t think you’ll be able to find a copy. I came across a song from this album (by Katie Lee incidentally) off of a compilation CD by Re/Search called [“Incredibly Strange Music Vol. 1”](http://half.ebay.com/cat/buy/prod.cgi?cpid=1733412&domain_id=1876&meta_id=2). That compilation has the song “Will to Fail” set to a toe-tapping beat while talking about purposefully setting yourself up to fail. \*\*Barenaked Ladies’ \*\* “Crazy” is good too. But my pick goes to one of my fave artists, **Cheryl Wheeler**. She did a song called: [“Is It Peace Or Is It Prozac?”](http://www.cherylwheeler.com/songs/iipoiip.html#beg) > [@](#): > > So when I’d had enough of this > I went to a psychiatrist > I said I’m acting crazily > I think my mind is gone from me > He looked at me said I agree > You think you’re nuts and seem to be > So he prescribed some pills for me > And I went to the pharmacy > I took them and I seemed to be just … fine > There’s just one little question on my mind. > > Is it peace or is it Prozac > I don’t care > No need to know that > When the moon is full and the world’s too close > I just keep my smile and I up my dose ---
**Author:** ![The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_chao_goes_mu/32/3191_2.png) [@The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Chao_Goes_Mu)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2004, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-making-a-mix-cd-for-my-shrink-suggestions/263624/26 "2004-09-08T17:29:41Z")
“Institutionalized”- Suicidal Tendencies ---
**Author:** ![saramamalana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2004, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-making-a-mix-cd-for-my-shrink-suggestions/263624/27 "2004-09-08T22:40:31Z")
“Mad World” - Tears For Fears “Doctor Worm” - They Might Be Giants “Dark Secret” - Matthew Sweet ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2004, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-making-a-mix-cd-for-my-shrink-suggestions/263624/28 "2004-09-08T22:58:04Z")
“Polaroids” by Shawn Colvin _“Please no more therapy, mother take care of me…”_ “Mad Mad Me” by Wendy Waldman ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2004, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-making-a-mix-cd-for-my-shrink-suggestions/263624/29 "2004-09-08T23:24:14Z")
“Losing My Mind” and “You Could Drive A Person Crazy” by Stephen Sondheim. And there’s an entertaining medley of the two on that Sondheim tribute album that came out several years back. ---
**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2004, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-making-a-mix-cd-for-my-shrink-suggestions/263624/30 "2004-09-08T23:49:58Z")
> [@groo](#): > > IANAP, but I don’t think it’s a good idea to give gifts to your therapist. It seems to me that this might make your relationship start drifting into weird areas. Agreed. Music is too personal a gift for such a professional relationship. Tongue-in-cheek humor gifts also have the potential for misunderstanding (people’s senses of humor differ). And trust me, your therapist has already heard all these songs before. It’s called psychiatric grad school. Also consider the occasion for the gift-giving: “one year anniversary.” Only couples do that. You wouldn’t give a one year anniversary gift to your hair stylist or car mechanic. Stick to a tin of cookies or a fruit basket on the holidays. A parting gift for when the professional relationship is over would be appropriate, since your therapist won’t ever have to look in the eye and lie when they tell you how much they like the mix and listen to it all the time. ## Peace. Ask your therapist what ‘transference’ means. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2004, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-making-a-mix-cd-for-my-shrink-suggestions/263624/31 "2004-09-08T23:53:35Z")
I can’t believe I’m the first person to suggest “Helter Skelter.” ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-making-a-mix-cd-for-my-shrink-suggestions/263624/32 "2004-09-09T05:24:38Z")
“Still Crazy After All These Years” – Paul Simon (one of my favorites) Most psychiatric professionals discourage gift giving for good reason. The relationship is strictly professional. Anything other than that is not good for you and the progress of your therapy. No matter how much concern and mutual respect there is, she or he is not your personal “friend.” ---
**Author:** ![buns3000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c89c15/32.png) [@buns3000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buns3000)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-making-a-mix-cd-for-my-shrink-suggestions/263624/33 "2004-09-09T05:40:36Z")
_Out of My Mind_ - Buffalo Springfield _Voices_ - Russ Ballard ---
**Author:** ![angelicate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@angelicate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/angelicate)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-making-a-mix-cd-for-my-shrink-suggestions/263624/34 "2004-09-09T06:02:56Z")
Fucked Up Girl- The Vandals ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-making-a-mix-cd-for-my-shrink-suggestions/263624/35 "2004-09-09T06:11:12Z")
The Thorazine Shuffle - Bongos Bass and Bob(Pen Jilette’s late 80s band) She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals The Homecoming Queen’s Got A Gun - Julie Brown A Tom Lehrer medley comprised of: The Masochism Tango, Poisoning Pigeons In The Park, I Hold Your Hand In Mine, and Irish Folk Song. Get Nervous - Pat Benatar Fear of the Unknown - Siouxsie and the Banshees ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-making-a-mix-cd-for-my-shrink-suggestions/263624/36 "2004-09-09T06:12:46Z")
Oh… forgot: Obsession - Animotion Can’t Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue ---
**Author:** ![AmbushBug](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ambushbug/32/4600_2.png) [@AmbushBug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AmbushBug)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-making-a-mix-cd-for-my-shrink-suggestions/263624/37 "2004-09-09T06:35:16Z")
_One Step Beyond_ - Madness From the **I can’t believe nobody has said as yet** department: _Stone Cold Crazy_ - Queen, or better yet the Metallica cover ( **Garage, Inc.** CD) ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Death](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecccb3/32.png) [@Evil\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Death)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-making-a-mix-cd-for-my-shrink-suggestions/263624/38 "2004-09-09T11:40:01Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > I can’t believe I’m the first person to suggest “Helter Skelter.” Not so much as I can’t believe nobody’s previously mentioned “Insane” by Texas or Queen’s “I’m Going Slightly Mad”. ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-making-a-mix-cd-for-my-shrink-suggestions/263624/39 "2004-09-09T11:51:32Z")
> [@groo](#): > > What if you later find that one of the songs you thought was innocuous is really a well-known song about something else? (I’m thinking about Puff the Magic Dragon, but hell, you might think YMCA is about youth athletics). But it’s not about that: [http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/puff.htm](http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/puff.htm) “I Don’t Like Mondays” Boomtown Rats ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-making-a-mix-cd-for-my-shrink-suggestions/263624/40 "2004-09-09T12:26:37Z")
Brain Damage by Pink Floyd (from Dark Side …) if you can find it, Alice Cooper’s Ballad of Dwight Fry _sic_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-making-a-mix-cd-for-my-shrink-suggestions/263624.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-making-a-mix-cd-for-my-shrink-suggestions/263624.md?page=3)