The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All - Ch. 135 - Rock ‘N’ Roll

[Roodypatooti]

Was that really all it took to cheer her up? A cheesy line like that? Well, as long as she's feeling better. Now kiss

"She was gonna have to trim them anyway 😏"

I mean, no, not really. I sincerely doubt Aya is going to be the one using her fingers here.

 

[_Keyboard]

Why would someone need therapy for generic teenage angst and stress about exams? Get therapy for serious stuff, not ordinary parts of adolescence and growing up stuff.

Everyone could go to therapy. A thing like this which look like a small problem can eat you from the inside and turn into a bigger problem. It's better to solve it before it gets bigger. Of course you can solve it without therapy too but not always. If you can't solve it with or without the help of people close to you, I think going to therapy is ok.

 

[_Keyboard]

So does Koga put on Joan Jett?

You're just pure Rock'N Roll
I Love Rock'N Roll starts playing

 

[galaxia9]

Now time to put on some loud music so no one can hear what happens next.

 

[outinthegardener]

Why would someone need therapy for generic teenage angst and stress about exams? Get therapy for serious stuff, not ordinary parts of adolescence and growing up stuff.

Why get basic training for things your job will require? Just assume they'll figure it out and only train them on the hard stuff.

I honestly think everyone should learn DBT starting in kindergarten. It teaches a lot of skills that would make the ordinary parts of adolescence much easier to handle. Therapy isn't only for people with intense trauma; it's useful for everybody.

 

[albirew]

LONG LIVE ROCK'N'ROLL!

Man, events in manga like this really expose how most of Japan legit don't even consider therapy as an option huh.

"the hell is a therapy?", "mental help is for the crazies, i'm not crazy!"

 

[flowsthead]

In this scenario, Aya is dealing with issues of self worth. Now, they might be helped by just purely talking to Mitsuki, but if the solution is that she gets her sense of self worth from a partner, then if they break up Aya will once again be going through this process of self harm. Therapy can help find solutions for some of these issues internally.

Which doesn't mean it's absolutely necessary, especially in a manga like this which would probably feel weird, but I don't think the suggestion is ridiculous. This is exactly the type of problem you go to a therapist about.

 

[grainy_]

god, they’re so cute please. love the communication 😭

 

[StormConstantine]

At last, what we've been waiting for. Short nails

 

[Lalyjo]

Man, events in manga like this really expose how most of Japan legit don't even consider therapy as an option huh.

Like it does not even cross their minds for a second. I can count in 1 hand the times I have seen professional medical mental help even mentioned in manga/anime as an option.

As much as I get where you're coming from, I think a lot of people (especially Americans but not only) don’t realize how saying “just go to therapy” can come off as… privileged and kind of out of touch?

Just like in Japan, I live in a developed country, come from a middle-class family, and I still can’t even imagine being able to afford regular therapy. And beyond the cost, therapy culture really isn’t the same everywhere. Where I live (minutes away from a capital city) it’s hard enough to even find a licensed therapist who isn’t focused on couples or children.

I’m not saying Japan doesn’t have major issues with how it handles mental health but sometimes it’s less about people ignoring an “obvious” solution and more about the fact that… there’s no system in place (or at least, the options are highly limited), not much support nor infrastructure, or time afterwork and often people would rather buy themselves some food rather than an overly expensive therapist.

Anyway, it’s not that deep, I know, but since I see the “just go to therapy” comment pop up so often, I figured it’s worth pointing out that it’s not always that simple

 

[Treswimming]

Oh. Oh. Nails are short now. Now time to de-stress with finger plays.

You mean like strumming a guitar, right? Right?!?

 

[flowsthead]

As much as I get where you're coming from, I think a lot of people (especially Americans but not only) don’t realize how saying “just go to therapy” can come off as… privileged and kind of out of touch?

Just like in Japan, I live in a developed country, come from a middle-class family, and I still can’t even imagine being able to afford regular therapy. And beyond the cost, therapy culture really isn’t the same everywhere. Where I live (minutes away from a capital city) it’s hard enough to even find a licensed therapist who isn’t focused on couples or children.

I’m not saying Japan doesn’t have major issues with how it handles mental health but sometimes it’s less about people ignoring an “obvious” solution and more about the fact that… there’s no system in place (or at least, the options are highly limited), not much support nor infrastructure, or time afterwork and often people would rather buy themselves some food rather than an overly expensive therapist.

Anyway, it’s not that deep, I know, but since I see the “just go to therapy” comment pop up so often, I figured it’s worth pointing out that it’s not always that simple

That's a good point. I really struggled to find a therapist locally as well, but finding one online was much better. I've never seen my therapist in person, we've only done video calls. And certainly if insurance wasn't covering some of it, I wouldn't be able to afford it. Those are all reasonable things. I guess I assumed that unlike the US, better health care systems in other parts of the world would include therapy as something covered.

 

[Gothic_Catalyst]

Hehehe, this was sweet...still best she got her nails cut eventually.
Thank you for the chapter.

 

[TanyaTheEvil]

Thanks for the chapter and translation, looking to the next chapter