The photo is from a Twitter account called Tomsauced.
It reminded me of a time, long ago, when a friend of mine at college attempted suicide - twice. After the second attempt, the hospital asked her to go to group therapy sessions. She went to the first session and was back way early.
"What happened? Didn't talking it out help?"
"We all sat around on wooden chairs in a circle and the group leader asked to us to think about what we really most wanted in our hearts."
"Go on."
"We thought about it for a minute, and he pointed at the first woman and she said, 'I could really do with a nice cup of tea.'"
Mind you, I've no idea what I would have said if a group leader asked me that question. I can't imagine answering it honestly, or even actually knowing what it was before deciding whether to answer honestly. "Read the room" sounds like the best policy.
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