I posed this question in chat last night but thought that I'd post about it to to get more thoughts on it.

I was in the psych hospital about 2 years ago and got to know one of the psych techs there named Dave. Well I was dismissed and didn't really think of him anymore until a few weeks ago. I was sitting in the student union at school and who walks in but Dave. He's going to the same school only in the nursing program. We have the same lunch hour so am in the student union at the same time. I find myself watching him out of the corner of my eye and wondering if he is watching me. Today I was sitting at my table and he walked by in a crowd of people and he waved at me. I'm not sure if I want to be friends with him or what. I'm sure its not a romantic interest because last I knew he had a serious boyfriend and I am in love with Rex.

Can we be friends legally? I'm not sure that I even want to be friends with him because he saw me at my lowest. He picked me up when I tried to fly down the hallway and fell miserably. We did share packs of cigarettes and a few laughs. He looked out for me and was concerned when I stayed in my room for days on end. He would come to my room and we would just talk or he would help me with my word puzzles. I'm glad though that he wasn't the one that had to search my room when it was revealed that I was cheeking my meds but he was there.

How do any of you deal with seeing your therapist, pdoc or anyone on your mental health team out in public?

Jbug