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Originally Posted by Favorite Jeans
Yeah I see your point for sure. But in this instance I agree with his decision to tell. Without understanding how very extreme a situation the therapist is in, the client might feel jerked around by frequent sudden cancellations. I think knowing that these are circumstances that are truly beyond his control and that he really can't delegate his responsibility to anyone else would calm my concern that my T was flakey or didn't prioritize my appointments.
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That's how I felt too FJ. I mean, there literally couldn't be a better reason for him to have to reschedule appointments, and since I'm SO sensitive to the idea that I'm unimportant/"just a client" I would for sure take every rescheduling or delayed response to an email as a personal affront--that he just didn't care about me. Knowing that he's not available cause his baby has cancer makes me think: "Um,...YEAH. I GET why he's not available all the time." He's very open and straightforward and I think that's one of the reasons he's been helpful so far. My first therapist is such a friggin' enigma. I just have absolutely no idea what he's thinking, and so most of the time that leads me to believe he's annoyed with me and wants me to quit therapy!
I can't believe I found that crowdfunding page though. YEESH!