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Re: calling a T... and other ramblings » gazo

Posted by Racer on April 24, 2007, at 17:13:46

In reply to Re: calling a T... and other ramblings » Gee, posted by gazo on April 24, 2007, at 15:08:27

lol Calling my T?

I have had at least half a dozen sessions where we talked about NOTHING except whether it was OK for me to call her. Now, I call for rescheduling, or to cancel, but rarely for anything else. The sessions go something like this:

Me: When is it OK for me to call?

T: It's always OK for you to call.

Me: but...

And it degenerates from there, though all the "but I'm supposed to be able to do this myself, I shouldn't get dependant on you, etc" And the last thing is always, "No, I said it was OK for you to call, and I think it would be a very GOOD sign for you to do so." So, every so often, I will call -- to prove I can.

And then we have another of those sessions talking about whether or not it was OK for me to call...

I guess it's because I've only been working with her for 22 months now. Eventually I'll get over it...

(Y'all can see me rolling my eyes, right? I'm laughing at myself, for being so silly. How difficult is it to understand the words she says? Apparently quite difficult, for me.)

I've found voicemail to be wonderful -- allows me to leave a specific message, without discussion, and that's good for me. Then, if/when she calls back, we can discuss it. But if she picks up the phone, which she has once or twice, I can't get whatever it is out, so we can't discuss it. Use the tools you got, and one of those is voicemail.

I don't know that any of this is helpful to you, but I hope it helps to know you're not alone. I actually checked into a hospital for nearly a week instead of calling her! She wasn't real happy about that, and that's why we started talking about why I can't/won't call her.

Good luck.


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