Posted by Partlycloudy on June 27, 2014, at 15:16:20
In reply to Re: And this is why I don't post on this board., posted by alexandra_k on June 27, 2014, at 14:49:30
> > Not a member of the club. Don't want to be. Thankful to be excluded.
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> > If this wasn't a rebuff, then it truly don't understand the world. It hurts, and it feels invalidating.
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> Sometimes I really have no idea what you are talking about. This is one of those times.I will have to let that stand. Sorry.
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> > it is unrealistic and would be selfish of me to expect her to be at my beck and call.
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> Does that mean that if you feel... disappointment or let down then that is quickly followed by hatred of yourself for feeling something you have judged to be selfishh?I feel nothing of the sort. I feel compassion that my therapist's life has been impacted by the same crises that the rest of face in our lives. I appreciate her letting her clients know that her schedule has been impacted, and I accept that it's necessary to accommodate it.
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> > I am puzzled and not a bit worried by those who feel there is a sense of what is owed to them because of a long term relationship. It's treatment.
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> Or not? In which case we seek reimbursement?
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>My therapist has offered phone sessions in lieu of a regularly scheduled appointment. She has given sessions for free when she has felt that she wasn't working at her best. I've never felt I needed to ask for reimbursement, because she is conscious of the cost impact of our sessions in my life.
I hope - apart from your first question - that clears things up.
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