Posted by Dinah on May 20, 2007, at 10:34:51
Some days he says he will. Other days he clearly won't. Last session when we talked about it, I was very clear that not only did I consider it unacceptable, but a sizeable percentage of Babblers did too. I suggested that perhaps he lost clients over it and never knew because they didn't tell him. He answered that he doubted it because all their cell phones were ringing, and they were answering it.
I just can't understand this. At my office, we'd be chastized if we brought our cell phones into an important meeting. They're to be turned off entirely or left elsewhere. It's considered a sign of respect for the work that's being done. I don't understand why he doesn't respect the therapeutic space. I don't understand why he doesn't insist that his clients respect the therapeutic space.
I guess it's not a hill I want to choose to make my stand, because I'm not willing to follow through on anything. He can basically do whatever he likes with me, because my only recourse is to walk away, and he knows I won't do that, and I know I won't do it.
Boy, my mood is all over the place. Friday I was in quite a good mood, but over the weekend I've gotten to a place where everything just seems undoable. My husband is constantly critical of me around the house, and rightly so. My job is constantly critical of me, and rightly so. The two days I've been using the CPAP has actually left me more tired than ever, although I didn't think that was possible. Not even caffeine pills, tea, diet coke, red bull, provigil, and anything else I can think of is managing to keep me awake and alert. With no way to improve my situation clear to me if the daytime sleepiness doesn't ease, I just want to give up and escape.
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