Posted by yellowbird01 on May 12, 2009, at 15:52:08
Had a very weird experience today! I'm not looking for any response in particular, but wanted to share with someone who would understand why it felt so weird.
I saw my T this morning. After, I fiddled with my GPS thing for a few minutes before leaving the parking lot. She ended up leaving in her car right behind me. We drove the same way and she got a few hundred feet ahead of me in the lane next to me. I was aware she was there, but not paying close attention. Until she got in an accident! Not a terrible accident, but more than a little fender bender. I had a moment of "what do I do?" panic and ended up swinging into the next side street, parking, and walking up the street to where she was standing on the sidewalk. I dont know if that was appropriate given boundaries etc but how could I not stop? She seemed a bit shaken but was fine. I asked if she needed a ride anywhere (we were no more than 2 miles from her office) and she declined. I asked if she was sure then left. She said she was getting in touch with her husband.
It's always weird for me when those moments come up that remind me that therapists truly are "real people". It occurred to me after I parked and was walking up the street, what if I got to her and she was yelling at the other driver, or crying, or something else? That would have been difficult, but it wasnt the case.
I just hope we dont have to talk about the *meaning* of all this next week!
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