Posted by Dinah on May 21, 2007, at 12:31:02
In reply to Re: He'll never turn off his cell phone, posted by rubenstein on May 21, 2007, at 12:09:42
He doesn't actually answer it, except on very rare circumstances, and he'll tell me in advance that he might have to, and he apologizes. The only thing that bothers me about that is that I'd rather he step outside to answer, since I really don't want to overhear his personal conversations. But it's very rare.
What he does is put it on vibrate on the table next to him, and pick it up when it rings and see who is calling. It takes probably less than a minute, but it's very distracting to me. I can't continue talking when he's picking up the phone and looking at it, or fiddling with it, or placing it back with a last look. And what would be the point, since he is obviously not listening anyway.
Last time it came up, he was absolutely cool until I mentioned the checking the number part. Then he flushed. And he said something about it never ringing as much as it did in our sessions. Which must be incorrect, since I'm sure I interrupted the sessions of other poor clients often enough. I ought to start calling him at night, so I won't bother other clients.
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