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How Do You Know When to Stop Therapy?

A cartoon about people who smile too much.

Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. -- Leo Tolstoy, in Anna Karenina

This cartoon proves the quotation above is still viable today. Not all therapies are equal, and you might want to investigate the protocol and the professional beforehand. And do stop if you feel too happy. (And your mother was right when she said to stop making faces, or your face will freeze that way.)

Cartoon of doctors who question therapy that gives everyone a smiley face

Two doctors question therapy or treatment that gives everyone a smiley face - family therapy

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Cartoonist Donna Barstow's work has appeared in publications including The New Yorker, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, among many others.

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