Posted by zenhussy on December 20, 2003, at 11:36:26
In reply to Gift for p-doc?, posted by truman on December 20, 2003, at 11:23:12
> Hi-
> I am lucky (like many of you) to have an amazing psychiatrist. Just wondering if any of you have ideas for a small, appropriate holiday gift...all of the "World's #1 Psychiatrist" t-shirts at the mall seem so impersonal!
> I figure I buy gifts for people who are A LOT less important to me, and maybe I should send him a token of my appreciation. Any opinions on whether this is a good/bad idea are also welcome.
> Thanks!
truman,My father was a psychiatrist who passed away when I was young. I still have memories of the gifts he had received from his patients. Some were of the tacky world's #1 pdoc variety but most were either handmade or extemely humourous.
I still have about four or five items in my daily life that I see or use all the time that were gifts made by one of his patients. This is two decades after his death.
So if you're asking if a shrink cares? Yeah, from going through his stuff after he died he had a lot of gifts from patients all over his office.
I personally think it is quite thoughtful of you and hope you have a good holiday season.
zenhussy --who usually writes out a thank you note for the therapist or pdoc who goes the extra mile in helping me. They've definitely made a difference in my life and I let them know my gratitude whenever I'm able to show any.
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