Posted by Bell_75 on December 23, 2003, at 5:15:59
In reply to Thank-you Thank-you Thank-you, posted by Speaker on December 22, 2003, at 22:22:39
> I have been catching up on the board and I sat and read all of this thread. I was laughing out loud and my husband came in to find out what was so funny :)...I shared the nose-picking, teeth-picking, peeing therapists I have read about. Thank you all for your candor! I do have a delima...my old T always asked if I wanted a hug before I left (after a year he just knew I did)...my new T shook my hand the first time and I have seen him 5 times and no touching...is this the norm for most of them??? He has also never told me how to get ahold of him if I have a problem in between sessions. Should I ask or wait until he offers the info. I have only been on this board for about 2 months and I appreciate you all SO MUCH !!!
Heheh glad we could make you laugh. It is hillarious some of the stuff I've read about that therapists have done, makes me wish mine was as amusing.
Also, when I read that your therapist used to ask you if you wanted a hug....*siiiigh*...I would absolutely love it if mine asked me that but I know its not going to happen. Sometimes when I'm so overwhelmed by my emotions the only thing that can bring me even the slightest relief is a hug. And after a really full on session I feel like hugging said T because I'm just so drained and exhausted and I feel like no one outside of that room would understand why I needed that hug because they werent there.
Hmm as for contact between sessions...I've often mentioned to my T that when something really bad has happened I've felt like ringing the office at the building he works in and asking to speak to him cause I've really needed to. He hasn't said anything about it so i dont know what his thoughts on it are but then i later discovered he is only there 2 days a week anyways and I see him on one of those. When I've had really extreme suicidal thoughts I've wanted to ring him and talk to him so he could talk me out of it because I'm scared but that fact that I've come through them without calling him makes me realise I'm stronger than I give myself credit for.
Anywho, I suggest if you think you need this info then to just bring it up one session and sort of inquire as to whether its okay for clients to ring him/her between sessions or if he has other clients that do.
He might suggest writing down the thoughts if thats what you're calling for, that helps me when I need to talk to him and I can't.
*hugs* Hope you have a great christmas, hun.
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