Last month when I saw pdoc, another client showed up while I was waiting. She stood at the front desk and said she wanted to talk to pdoc. The front desk said they'd let him know she wanted him to call her. She continued to walk around the waiting room. When he came out to get me, he did not acknowledge her and spoke only to me, even though she was between the two of us. I imagine this has happened before with her. It was horrifying to me.

I told T about it & he said he's had that happen to him as well. That's the kind of people I am talking about. I have a mentally ill family chock full of people who do not understand nor care to observe boundaries. It's gross.

I realize this is not what is happening in my sessions.

I know there is a lot of good advice in this thread & I love seeing that I am not the only one who reacts this way. Thank you all. Unfortunately I am not in a good place today. I want to quit therapy and I'm having trouble focusing on what I need to work on in this situation. I will come back and read everything again when I'm ready to work instead of pout.

Also, I don't believe in "thread hijacking" - I'm always all for open discussion in any thread that I start. Carry on. I probably will not be participating in the discussions, but that's due to my current difficulties working through my refusal to accept any type of help from T.