yea...the waiting room sux. My t is in an office with several other mental health prof's. The waiting area is small with about 8 chairs crammed into it, so if its full you have no personal space if you sit down. No receptionist, everyone just waits for their t or pdoc to come get them. My t is ALWAYS late, so I time it so I get in about 5 min after my schedule appt. I always have my mp3 blasting the stones, or chili peppers or oasis or something rocking into my ears. (calm stuff makes me nervous...it has to be loud to block out intrusive thoughts). I get grossed out by everything...the magazines a million people have touched, the chairs that a million people have sat on, the doorhandle a million people have touched...etc. (not ocd, just germ-aware).

Pdoc is different. His office is much more open. Again there are several practitioners, but all the offices are around one very large waiting area with comfy chairs. Pdoc is always very prompt...so waiting is never more than a couple of minutes.