Posted by fallsfall on August 17, 2003, at 20:58:04
In reply to Re: 2 days, 4 hours, posted by kara lynne on August 17, 2003, at 15:53:51
I didn't pick up the phone. I wanted to listen to my old therapist's answering machine, but it is probably wiser not to do that.
The book is "The Erik Erikson Reader". The chapters so far have been anthropology, but then it goes into psychology and then history (leaders) and morality. So far it is quite readable. I'm not sure how much will apply to me, but I was just looking for a book that would make me feel connected to my therapist.
2 months ago I left my therapist of 8 1/2 years (and I was super-dependent on her). My new therapist has been on vacation for the last 2 weeks. I have always hated vacations. He has been helping me hold it together through this breakup with my first therapist, so this vacation is particularly hard. I miss my first therapist (but I know better than to go back to her), I don't know my new therapist well enough to carry comfort from him while he's gone. So I'm pretty much on my own.
I did see him 2 weeks ago Monday, he wasn't leaving until Tuesday. So that was helpful. He gave me his cell phone number so I could call him if I needed to (but I really don't want to call him on vacation).
I just called his answering machine and the message is his regular message, not the vacation one. So he is back. Now if I need to call him I'm not interrupting his vacation - that helps.
So I'm not sleeping, I can't think at all, I am having trouble coming up with sentances, I am crabby, I'm afraid I'm doing something wrong even when I'm not, I deleted this post once and had to do it again.
1 1/2 days, 2 hours.
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