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Originally Posted by Hoppery
Thanks for your response. As MUCH as I want to tell him I will get the soonest appointment with him when he is better, I cannot. I said 2 weeks and I will stick to that. When I say something, I stick to it so that I am took seriously, each time I say something rather then not be took seriously at all and him thinking, it's all just rage talk. Maybe it was rage talk, but I am sticking to it. Whether I like it or not. If I went I would spend the whole hour session either raging inside, ticking like an unexploded bomb, verbally attacking him or playing mind games to which I don't want to do with him.
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You could just tell him you're feeling hurt that he cancelled? And then explore where that hurt comes from? That's a healthier practice than just sitting marinating in your own rage. I know that isn't easy to do but you could write it down for him to read? It is very normal for clients to feel let down or angry when therapists get sick, sometimes it is because they feel abandoned or rejected and sometimes it's because the therapist being sick is a sign of weakness or vulnerability and that scares the client.
The thing is, to act in a way that is detrimental to you ie refusing to see him for two weeks and sticking to that steadfastly, it's only hurting you. Therapy is the one place you can be assured to be taken seriously. So why not call back and ask for a sooner appointment, allow yourself to be vulnerable, good things can come from steeping out our comfort zones.