Posted by Penny on April 30, 2004, at 13:39:21
In reply to No harm contract in place- may trigger, sorry, posted by Poet on April 30, 2004, at 11:26:34
When I was in a really bad place, while I was seeing my last therapist, the agreement we had was that I would call her and leave her a voice mail every evening by a certain time to tell her I was okay, or to tell her I wasn't okay and that I needed to talk to her, at which point she would call me back. Just knowing that she was expecting a message from me helped me get through the day.
That said, even though my pdoc and my current T are both extremely accessible, I had to go to the hospital last summer, which I'm sure saved my life, as I had a plan. Now, not even a year later, I'm on meds that are (gasp) working and life has taken an upswing for the first time in a long time. If talking to your T when you need to is enough to get you through until things improve, that's great. If not, that's okay too - hospital stays don't have to be lengthy to be helpful. That bit of a break from 'the real world' is strangely comforting.
And it was my babble friends who convinced me that it wasn't a bad thing. They were right.
(((Poet)))
I care a great deal about you - I wish I could do more to help you through this. Please take care of yourself.
P
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