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Originally Posted by worthit
It's highly unprofessional to answer the phone during a session. They are taught not to. For many reasons. I dumped a T who was actually texting while I was talking. What does that say to me? I already have self esteem issues.
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I'm so defensive when it feels like someone is saying something negative about my T so it surprises me that I shared that post on PC. I had no doubt that someone would think less of him for answering his phone. I don't want to have to defend him but I opened this can of worms. In the 10+ years I have been seeing him, I can
remember only 4 or 5 times that he has answered his phone. Usually he looks at it and silences it. Usually when he answers it, it is the hospital needing help with a patient. I don't know what possessed him to take that call that sounded personal but maybe it wasn't personal. I certainly won't fire him for it. If it were to continue to happen regularly I would be concerned but I don't see that happening.
I know that there are some not so good therapists out there but they aren't all bad and they are human and they make mistakes just like the rest of us. Texting does seem a bit rude. I won't even do that if I am out with a friend but again I don't know what the circumstances were. Did your T remember something extremely important that he needed to tell someone. I don't know. A quick, "excuse me for a moment I have something urgent I need to text," might have been better. I did get, "excuse me for a moment" to which I said "sure."
Anyway, that's what I have to say about that and any further discussion about my T will likely be ignored by me.
-ata