Posted by mair on September 29, 2006, at 19:49:17
In reply to Re: My T has breast cancer, posted by Lindenblüte on September 29, 2006, at 18:49:35
Thanks Li
I don't know how I frame that discussion. I can mouth platitudes and maybe she'll be just fine with that. I mean I think it's pretty crummy that she has to discuss this with her patients at all. But she does have a lot of long term patients and I know she views the therapeutic relationship as a key ingredient. It seems to me it's a real downside for a therapist who conducts fairly long term therapy.
It's also made me recall snippets of conversations we've had before which now seem relevant. Work has always been a major stressor for me. When I've talked to her about how impossible it is for me to control my work load or take time off, she's frequently come back with some comment like "well what if you got cancer?" She told me yesterday that it was really important to her to keep working. But it seems to me that her health could now become the pink elephant in the room that is always on my mind but that I can't really acknowledge.
Mair
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