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Originally Posted by DechanDawa
Not at all childish of you. What if a dentist said that? I would think the dentist was crazy and not a professional. Your T really needs to firm up professional edge, I think. It seems disrespectful to you. I suggest next time say just that. I once showed up for a session and T had booked another person in my slot and asked if I would be generous enough to give up my time to another patient. Dah? Can you imagine if a dentist did that? It wasn't an emergency. Maybe the T made a mistake and booked someone in my regular spot. I quit that T after another similar incident (she completely missed a session because she went out of town and failed to call me and cancel) and I haven't been back to any T since. I just wanted to tell you I think your reaction was spot on and normal.
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Thank you SO much for this. I see T today....think I'll bring it up. I think it's awful that your T asked you to give your time to another person. Actually though, I know what it feels like to be on the receiving side of this.... My T actually double booked during my slot, and she came out and asked who this guy was waiting for. He said her name. It was obvious given their interaction that he was a new client and they had not yet met, and she was severely apologetic for double booking. She gave me the appointment, and asked if he would be willing to come back the next day. I did feel bad, wondering how he felt about that....especially being his first session with her, I did wonder if he showed up the next day.
Thank you, though, for helping me not feel so hard on myself for feeling a bit disappointed with her comment. Really, she should have just left that out, and said that that particular day was up in the air at this time, and she would let me know. Instead, I basically canceled it, and told her if she's around that day, she can let me know. I would rather come in last minute than have her cancel on me last minute because she wants to take the afternoon off. Really, I wondered why she didn't just make the decision to either take it off or not....
I know I have a LOT going on in my personal life, and that things can feel a bit overwhelming sometimes. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't totally overreacting.