I told him I had one really good friend named Laura. The I told him we had several mutual friends,when that was said,I also told him that I believed I was only accepted by our mutual friends due to the fact that I hung around with Laura. I also told him that I doubted that I contributed anything of value to the group,other than the occasional insight on whatever the other guys and girls in our circle of friends might be discussing.

He didn't seem to think that my feelings of inadequacy had anything to do with how I related to the other people whom I hung around with,rather,he believed that my current living condition was the cause of the problem. He believed that I viewed myself as inferior simply because I had a different family situation to rely upon,as opposed to that of my friends,including Laura.