Posted by Klokka on September 21, 2004, at 19:19:02
In reply to Re: The curse of voicemail » Klokka, posted by shrinking violet on September 21, 2004, at 18:26:14
I hope your situation works out as well. It's so difficult, even if it's necessary (or so I've been told about the necessary part.) How do you motivate yourself to show up when you really, really don't feel like it? It's pathetic, but I use the way I react to not having a session - "You'll be a nervous wreck anyway, so why not have an excuse handy?"
I usually write up the message, too, only today I figured I could manage without it. Big mistake! I meant to call back after the receptionist left so I wouldn't sound crazy - I'm also paranoid about dealing with receptionists, and it drove me crazy when my pdoc would only communicate with me through them for the first few months - but broke down and never quite managed it. I think I'll just leave it as it is and let him be confused; maybe I can see it as revenge? I don't know, I called because I was afraid the times I could see him would all be taken up, but now I'm not even sure I want to see him this week, let alone next. And I've (for the moment, no doubt) completely forgotten the "difficult issue" (really a bunch of little painful issues which I can't bring up without being emotional) I was supposed to bring up. That'll be slightly embarrassing if I don't remember before the next session. Though I do know what topic sparked the train of thought, and that topic itself is something I should talk about, so I guess that would work, too.
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