Being Erica

Esta é uma série que comecei a ver há pouco tempo. Não é uma série que me prenda ao ecrã como acontece com One Tree Hill ou Anatomia de Grey, mas é uma série estilo comédia romântica, boa para domingo à tarde. Dos seis episódios que já vi, ficou-me este diálogo na memória entre Erica (a personagem principal, a mulher de 30 e poucos anos, desempregada e solteira que tenta encontrar o amor, mas que põe defeitos a todos os homens com os quais se cruza) e Dr. Tom (o terapeuta/psicólogo que consegue fazer com que Erica viaje no tempo para tentar resolver os seus problemas).

E: (...) I could understand what it was that I was doing wrong and then just stop picking the guys apart and I... why can’t I stop?

Dr. T: Because you’re afraid... of what comes next. You wanna meet someone, right? You wanna fall in love, but you know the risks that lead to love. Oh, they may cause pain. And it’s fear of that pain, that’s what holds you back. It’s what you need to let go of.

E: What if I can’t?

Dr. T: Well, that’s not the question. It’s not a question of whether you can or whether you can’t ‘cause that’s just more... taking a risk is like, uh... jumping off a cliff. It’s a leap into the unknown with absolutely no guarantees. Ultimately, Erica, you just have to decide. You have to choose how are you going to be. I mean, you could spend the rest of your life caught up in that fear. Okay. Or, you could face it. Take the leap. See what comes.