Posted by sar on May 22, 2001, at 22:18:47
In reply to Re: Meeting your therapist in the Real World, posted by mair on May 22, 2001, at 21:56:09
I ran into a former therapist at work the other day, she was a customer I waited on. I was slightly startled but felt comfortable when she smiled the whole time I rang her purchases up, and when it was over I said, "Good bye, take care," and she said "Thank you,____, good-bye," calling me by name, symbolic to me 'cos she already knew it, but unjilting to those around because I wear a name tag @ work.
It wasn't awkward at all. Seems like smiling + privately acknowledging each other is alot cooler than straight-up pretending the other doesn't exist...I understand the potential awkwardness of casually greeting the pdoc/patient, but I'm really content with the way my encounter went.
poster:sar
thread:6026
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20010511/msgs/6140.html