Posted by fallsfall on September 4, 2005, at 10:17:28
In reply to I guess I'm afraid, posted by Dinah on September 4, 2005, at 9:34:08
That is a scary thought. That even though he intends to continue being your therapist, that things out of his control might happen to him. I can understand why that would feel awful to you. And communications are harder than usual. So it would be harder to hear about things.
But let's look at what we know. We know that he evacuated the area successfully. That he has been OK - you know this because he did email you. So, as far as the hurricane, he is safe. And from what you have told me about him, he won't have gone back into the area (first because noone is allowed back in yet, and second it sounds to me like he won't go back to assess the damage right away). So can you feel reasonably comfortable that even though Katrina wrecked chaos on your town that he is safe from *that* chaos?
He is not likely to be homeless or starving. He probably has credit cards, so even if his bank is not operating, his credit cards will be. And he is a resourceful person. He'll be able to figure out how to be OK in the short term.
But there are "normal" risks to people every day. This is true. And it IS possible that something could happen to him. But I think that it is unlikely. He doesn't have any chronic conditions that I know of. And I assume that he is smart enough that if he did have a medical problem that he would go to the ER. You have mentioned that his daughter has some problems of some sort - perhaps he is tied up in taking care of her.
It is always possible that something will happen to anyone at anytime. That is part of being human. But I don't think that his risk right now is much higher than it usually is. I'm sure he is just trying to get some of his affairs in order. You know how busy that can make people! You have told me that you are amazed at how much you need to be doing. He is doing those things, too.
He will be OK, Dinah. I'm 99.44% sure.
You need to take care of yourself so that you will be OK, too.
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