Dr Wolf's Hurting Helpline

by Light Heart101

A royal sub

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"Greetings and welcome my little ponies. Due to... personal reasons, Dr. Wolf is taking some time to himself. I'm sure that he will be fine after he deals with this, but from now on I think it would be wise not to try trolling him. So for this week I, Princess Celestia, will be taking over his show for him. I've never hosted a radio show before, but I doubt it'll be that hard. So, if you have a problem that you wish to talk about, just call at I remembered the gag this time Let's go to the first caller with... wait! That's one of Discord's numbers. You can always tell when you see numbers that don't exist. Uh... that's a lot of callers. Okay, if you just want to ask me basic questions instead of talking about personal problems then just hang up now... okay, we went from four digits to one digit. Let's go to Fabricator one line one."

Celestia could have sworn that the voice was somewhat familiar, but this pony seemed to be trying to disguise her voice. "Uh, hi. I'm the Fabricator, which is totally not a made-up name. I had a question that I need... I mean, want to ask. Let's say that there's a student.. er, a friend of yours who looks up to you a lot. Not let's say that this pony is worried about your real opinion about her... wait, let me restart..."

Celestia smiled as she realized who this was. "No need. Tell me, what brought up this sense of doubt?"

"What? I'm not having a problem. It's just a... uh... a friend of mine's problem. It's not like I've messed up in front of somepony I idolize several times or anything like that."

Celestia soon remembered what she was talking about. She took a deep breath as she tried to comfort her student. "I can understand the feeling of worrying about what your friends truly think of you. I always looked up to Starswirl before I became a princess. I was always afraid of messing up in front of him and losing his respect. When it started affecting my studies he had to sit me down and explain that he understood that all ponies make mistakes and that I shouldn't be afraid of failure. All I can say about your friend is that you can only trust them to be honest with you, and will forgive you when you make bad choices and decisions. I know that I'll always trust and respect my student and friend, and that is the whole truth."

"Oh, thank you... I mean, for answering the question."

Celestia gave a soft chuckle. "You're welcome. Now we have Script Maker on the second line. Maker, you are on the air."

A young male voice spoke up. "Thank you, your highness. I've been working on a series for a while, and it's been pretty well received, but recently I have had some personal issues come us which kept me from writing. I'm afraid that if I start again, nopony will notice me. What should I do?"

"Well, life is a thing that nopony can control. Sometimes a project needs to be set aside to allow you to focus on what's important. Do you still have a passion for writing?"

"Well, yes. It's something which I've always enjoyed."

"Then you shouldn't let your absence keep you from writing again. If you love what you do, then you need to keep doing it. It might be a challenge to get back to where you once were, but if you still love it, then you need to keep pushing forward."

Celestia started to feel rather comfortable with these calls now. "Well, I think it's time for another caller. Uh... Maye Sue... you're on the air."

"Hi, sis!"

Celestia gave a soft groan. "Mary, we had medical tests done to prove that we are not related in any form. Why are you calling me?"

"Because you never talk about how amazing I am. It has to be a mistake because I'm.."

"Mary, you are not related to me. You do not hold any political power in Equestria. I don't know who you are, and I don't know what you want. If you want to be in a movie, I can't give you that. But what I do have is a specific set of skills. Skills that I've gained over a long TV career. Skills that make me a nightmare for writers who want to make a movie reference... I need to stop hanging around Discord."

"Yeah, I think that I'd work it better because I'm..."

"Sorry, but we need to move to our last caller," Celestia said, now fully annoyed by this alicorn. "Our last caller is... Uh... Dr. Wolf? I thought I told you to take a rest?"

"I did for a bit, but I needed to talk to you. I have been under a lot of stress for a while. I have to deal with trying to balance my job with being a peacemaker for my friends, and it's gotten to where I've felt that there was an unrealistic expectation placed on me. I felt like everypony expected me to always have the answers and to always be the calm voice of reason. I started feeling that nopony remembered that even though I'm a wolf, I have the same problems as any other pony."

Celestia had a small smile on her face as the doctor was now opening up to her. "I see. I can definitely relate to feeling like you're being held to an impossibly high standard. I sometimes feel like I'm supposed to be this symbol of perfection. So, how did you find peace?"

"Well, I just backed away for a while and spent some time with my wife. She is one of the few people who I feel like I can be normal around. I never feel any judgment from her because she trusts me and knows my flaws. She's helped me feel safe and allows me to escape the environment of judgment and pressure. I have spent this last week relaxing and not worrying about anything."

"That's rather wise of you. It makes me think of how much of a help my own sister had been to me. It's nice to have somepony who you can be around without the fears of judgment or criticism. It allows us to relax and feel comforted and loved without any personal worries. I do remember you talking about some of your friends who might also be able to help you with these feelings. Although, I must ask you something. Why did you bring this up on the air? Aren't you afraid of this judgment?"

"I was at first, but I started to realize how hypocritical I'd be if I didn't share what I've been learning. We all spend so much trying to deal with the judgment of others, that we sometimes forget to act normally and accept ourselves for who we are. When we are too worried about the pressures and the world around us, we tend to forget about being ourselves. Having comfort that you accept who you are is better than always stressing over every detail of your own life."

"That's... very enlightening. I'm definitely going to be carrying that knowledge with me to the next galla. I'm sure that there are plenty of ponies out there who have felt the same pressures in their day to day lives. I believe that it's wide to take some time to just be yourself, away from the world's pressures. I'm glad that you are feeling better doc, and I hope to hear you on the air next week. And with that, I think we can it a night. I'm Princess Celestia, and as the good doctor always says, it's good to be helping."


Author's Note

Okay, this took way to long to finish. I have been struggling financially for a while now. I do encourage you to send me requests. I will be bringing the good doctor back in the next chapter.

Thanks to

FanficReader920

for giving me the request for this.