Posted by Morgen on July 26, 2003, at 21:04:02
In reply to Vacation Crutches, posted by fallsfall on July 26, 2003, at 19:34:50
I totally understand!
I have a couple e-mail responses from my therapist that I've saved to re-read during tough times. (Like right now and my current prohibition from emailing). Granted, most of those emails are only about two lines long, but they were all amazingly supportive -- "Do try to not be so hard on yourself," etcetera. Invariably, they calmed me, at least somewhat.
um... I guess that's why I'm taking her last email response so hard.... it was totally unexpected.
But to get back to you... with my current situation of having no contact with my therapist for what seems like an incredibly long time (two weeks going on forever), I've pulled up those emails a lot.
Of course, she didn't write them for that purpose and never intended me to do that.
And I wouldn't feel comfortable asking her for a letter, which doesn't at all mean that its inappropriate or that she would refuse. I don't really feel comfortable asking her for much of anything -- but that's about me, not her (i.e., I would be that way about any therapist).
I have a ton of letters from old friends that are very positive and caring -- do you? I sometimes pull those out when I'm feeling bad. Though I can see how specifically having something from your therapist is totally different, just as a therapeutic relationship is different than a friendship.
Morgen
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