Posted by Dinah on October 29, 2003, at 21:48:03
In reply to Re: Perfect Therapy Patient Club, posted by fallsfall on October 29, 2003, at 21:34:22
> New questions:
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> How often is it "OK" to call your therapist, After hours? During business hours?Each therapist seems to have their own ideas about that. I think we should probably listen to them and respect their individual boundaries, but not try to guess where the boundaries are and set our own smaller ones. (Easier said than done, I know.) That being said, I can count on one hand with fingers left over my calls after six or before eight or on weekends. I had a Babble meltdown one Saturday night and called him and he wasn't at all upset.
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> Does your therapist ever make mistakes? What was the worst one? Did you tell them?
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All the time. None that I would consider a "worst" mistake. The one that set him back farthest with me was someone else's mistake. My old pdoc had a big mouth and told me more than I needed to know in a not good way.> Are you jealous of their other clients?
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Other clients? He has other clients? :D Nope. I'm sure there are some he has more fun with, or that he has more in common with than me, or respects more than me, or likes more than me. And as long as he's his usual self with me, it doesn't matter to me.> Have you searched on the internet for them (my personal favorite)? Driven past their house? Do you know what kind of car they drive? Do you know the car's license number?
Yes to all. I've told him. And the car stuff is self preservation. We live too close to one another. I need to know what kind of car he drives to avoid running into him in the stores we both frequent. Now that's the subject of our next session. :D
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> What DO they want from us???????Ask. And believe the answer. And tell them what you want from them too. And accept that you might not get the answer you want. The therapy relationship is supposed to be, in some ways, a practice for other relationships. Being open is a good relationship skill.
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