DR. FROMM: Ralph, your separation issues, in part, stem from your father walking out on the family when you were six… but mainly because… you’re a barnacle.
RALPH: I disagree, what are you talking about?
DR: FROMM: You’re in denial, Ralph.
RALPH: I’m in your office, Dr. Fromm.
DR. FROMM: What? I know you’re in my office. Why did you say that?
RALPH: I’m in your office Dr. Fromm- I said that.
DR. FROMM: I know, that’s why I’m asking you why did you say you were in my office?
RALPH: Because I am, Dr. Fromm. I mean- you are Dr. Fromm, and I am in your office.
DR. FROMM: Never mind, let’s move on.
RALPH: I think not.
DR. FROMM: I think we should move on.
RALPH: No.
DR. FROMM: Ralph, we need to let this go.
RALPH: I can’t.
DR. FROMM: You see, Ralph… it’s the barnacle in you.
RALPH: I disagree.
DR. FROMM: You’re in denial!
RALPH: I’m in your office!
DR. FROMM: You can’t let anything go, Ralph. That is the reason why all of your exes have filed restraining orders against you.
RALPH: Annnnd they were all unwarranted!
DR. FROMM: I’ve read the reports, Ralph.
RALPH: Yeah… annnd?
DR. FROMM: After your last girlfriend broke up with you… you attached yourself to the side of her mobile home for six months.
RALPH: Seven months, but that wasn’t me… that was a bee hive.
DR. FROMM: It was you. And then when the girlfriend before that broke up with you… you attached yourself to the top of her SUV for nine months.
RALPH: Ten months, but that wasn’t me… that was the muffler.
DR. FROMM: It was you, Ralph. You!
RALPH: It was the catalytic converter!
Ralph settles back in his chair, resigned.
DR. FROMM: Shall I continue?
RALPH: No… I get it now. I have to learn to let go. I have to learn to let… go.
DR. FROMM: Yessssss, Ralph… yes. I think you’ve made a real break through this session.
RALPH: Yes, Dr. Fromm, I feel like a great weight has been lifted off of me. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Dr. Fromm looks at his watch.
DR. FROMM: Well… times up. I’ll see you next week.
RALPH: I’m not leaving.
THEND