Agree BF. My T asked for a ton of trust and risks before his vacation , and then through my tears he was pretty much like See ya wouldn't want to be ya time for vacay. It is a simple fact we are their work, not people in their lives, and we belong to the collective category "patients"( my T doesn't say clients). I even relate, bc there are times I go away for a few days, and don't always dwell on my job, although I always give some thoughts to work as it is important to me. This I know in my brain/mind, but I feel brokenhearted about it. It is unnatural for someone to drink in another person's life story with such intense empathy, then be like. . . peace out cub scout. That is therapy though, and why it isn't real life.