Posted by Skittles on November 18, 2004, at 21:56:07
In reply to Re: And now paranoia... » Skittles, posted by Dinah on November 18, 2004, at 17:24:37
and even though it was tiny, it felt huge and I'm proud of myself for doing it. I started off by telling her that I hated how I have such a hard time talking to her because I really want to be able to. I told her that I come every time with things I want to tell her but when I get there, I can't do it and I spend my time between sessions feeling frustrated with myself over it. She asked if I thought I could write some of it down. I told her I thought I might be able to but didn't know if I'd be able to talk about any of it. She said that would be okay.
Then she asked if I could tell her just one thing today. And I did it. I told her that I had left a message for her Thursday afternoon and asked if she had gotten it. She was surprised that the secretary told me I'd hear from her on Friday because she was not scheduled to be back in the office until Monday. She apologized for the mix-up and for forgetting to ask me about the reason for my call when I saw her Monday. She thanked me for telling her and said she hated that I had felt the pain of carrying it around. And she thanked me again as I was leaving.
Thank you all for your encouragement and support. I wouldn't have been able to take this step without it.
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