Calling my T is part of my crisis plan. When we first met, we talked about what to do during a crisis. Originally, she wanted me to call her if I ever felt like SI'ing. So... I called her that week. That was a disaster! First, she thought it was a real crisis, but "thoughts" have never been a crisis for me. Also, she didn't know how to support me in the beginning. The phone call made me so much worse. When I saw her next, she wanted to axe crisis calls. I begged her not to. I told her that I don't need her to call when I'm having thoughts. So we agreed to try again, but this time in a crisis only. I forget the first time I called her in a crisis, but she was very helpful that time.

We have been scheduling phone calls lately, but it's been to help me cope with tapering down sessions. It's more of a reassurance/encouragement call.

I'd call her if you need to.