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Old Aug 20, 2017, 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by atisketatasket View Post
None of my therapists even ever wanted to see any wounds, except for No. 3 the first time I did it, and Info, who asked about one of the scars. Nobody mentioned dressing any wounds for me or other clients. Nobody has a visible first-aid kit in their office. In fact No. 1 once told me she's not even allowed to give a client over the counter painkillers if she has a bottle of Tylenol around (I had a headache).

Smaug asked if I had cared for the wounds, but didn't actually check physically. I assumed that was because she was an MD.

I get the jealousy (although it seems to me you already have a pretty special relationship with Kashi). But isn't he worried about possible negative effects? Not just lawsuits, but he might be creating a dynamic where clients self-harm and don't take care of themselves because he will.
My former p-doc asked to see my wounds when I saw her shortly after SHing, but as you said, I think that's because she's an MD. I wanted to show T (just to make sure she'd still accept me), and she seemed reluctant at first, but then agreed. (Didn't show MC because I didn't see him till a week after and they were on my stomach, so felt a bit odd lifting my shirt for him.)

Pretty sure none of them would have tried to dress my wounds. I think p-doc just wanted to make sure they weren't too severe (they were relatively minor) and that I didn't need medical attention. I seriously doubt she'd have done anything herself, but would have told me to go the hospital that's a block away from their office.
Thanks for this!
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