Posted by gardenergirl on October 6, 2006, at 10:27:31
In reply to Re: Wow! I didn't see that coming! » gardenergirl, posted by Daisym on October 5, 2006, at 22:38:11
She really did say all these things. Some of them are pared down to the gist of the message versus including the whole dialog. There's always the possibility that I am twisting what she said for my own purposes. I've done some reflection and writing about this, though. Lots of reflection, and I think I'm representing the gist and/or tone pretty accurately.
And of course I'm sure she didn't literally mean all of them. Dear God, I hope not. Pity the rest of her clients, too, then. But...if she returns my call, I am certainly going to ask her about the "not making any med changes until..." comment as if I take her at her word about that. Something along the lines of, "My goodness, whyever would I need to come back to see you til then? I guess I can ask my GP to refill the 'scrips. Hmm, that would be cheaper, anyway, since it would be just a co-pay. Or did you intend to write me scrips for a year? Golly, I sure hope nothing changes in my physical and/or mental health during that time."
Or perhaps, "Golly, that wouldn't seem to meet minimal standards of care."
Or "Do you plan to assess my condition over that time period, despite knowing that you will not make any changes? I mean, why bother with that if it doesn't affect your treatment plan? That sure will be time saving."
Then there's always, "What's your problem, lady?"
And, "Wow, punishment by promising unethical care. That's an interesting approach. Have you used that with success before?"
I think I'm going to print out this game for her as a "parting gift".
And while I do want to go in to see her one more time (thought long and hard about this even though T doesn't recommend it), I certainly will not pay for it. Call it a Mulligan for her. I did think of adding up these comments, dividing by the total number of sessions and asking her for that proportion of her fees back. :)
Sorry for continuing to rant.
gg
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