I have a close and long lasting relationship with my pdoc. Despite this, I have before felt like a burden to him. Nothing seems to work for me and I feel like this is frustrating to him. However, if it is frustrating to him, he doesn't show it; he just tells me I WILL feel better. Recently, I texted his personal phone for the first time. I really felt like a burden then but all he said was "I wouldn't have given you my number if I didn't expect you to use it." In other words, although I FEEL like a burden to him I believe I am not actually a burden to him. That is likely the case in many situations.