I saw a therapist about 7 years ago and it didn't exactly end or go the way I wanted it. It's a long and complicated story.

Anyways, now that I'm in a different place I decided that I wanted to revisit that part of my life because I feel as if I haven't dealt with it. A lot of it I don't remember simply due to trauma and blocking things out.

So, I called the therapist and left a voice mail letting her know that I wanted to get a copy of my records. I know that I will likely not get the entire file but I want some of it so that I can work through it. When I called her voice mail message said that she was going to be out of the office until Monday June 16th. I called on June 7th. I'm trying to be patient because she just got back in the office this week, but I am unsure of how to take it. I know that she still is required to keep records this long because at the time I was a minor. According to her license standards, minor records are to be kept for 10 years after the last professional contact. So in essence I know that she should still have the records. It has been a long time though so I am taking into account that she may have to take time to get to them.

That being said, I just am wondering at what point it is appropriate to call and ask again. I am still being sensitive to the fact that I'm sure she's busy after being gone from her practice for a week. So I guess I'm just not sure at what point I should attempt to call again.

What do you think?