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Originally Posted by ECHOES
sunny that would make me feel awful for him to have the laptop open, even without the history of any computer issues as you have. And to have him hit a few keys and make a comment about his email would have really made me angry. I would have felt like maybe I was intruding on his computer time. I don't know how you kept your composure.
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I guess I kept my composure because I wasn't angry. I often kind of watch things flow by and try them out for size as they happen. I can watch the scene at a bit of a distance, like: "hmmm T is trying to check his email on the laptop, I wish he weren't so distracted, I feel something about this--interesting--I'm going to keep going with the session and maybe I'll know more about how this is affecting me as time passes." And then after a while enough time had passed for me to know that I really didn't want that laptop open--it was creating a background bump in the session for me, and this feeling of wanting to be more comfortable in the session with him overcame my reluctance to act like his mother, and then I asked him to shut the computer.
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Originally Posted by ECHOES
Geez, has he gone from computer illiterate to one of those people who is connected all the time?!
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No, he is definitely not computer illiterate, and yes, he does like to be connected all the time. I've seen this need grow in him over the last few years.
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Originally Posted by ECHOES
I wonder if the therapist's office seminar will cover topics such as laptops, iphones, etc...
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Well, I will surely be an expert if this is covered!