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Old Mar 03, 2018, 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Nelly yallop View Post
I get what you're trying to convey in your replies to OP
The constant turmoil over texting/emailing/phone calls/extra appointments/how long a wait is reasonable to expect a response/quality and length and tone of response is exhausting just reading about it
In uk this level/flexibility of outside contact is extremely rare and for me is restricted to scheduling and twice in 4 years when I felt that a rupture needed describing from my perspective so that my therapist had an idea of how the following session might go where I was coming from etc like preparation for many other situations in life
I do feel it would be good to be able to contact outside session often but I know that I would either receive no response(for days if it was a Friday)or a formulaic unicorn fart of a response or a sorry to hear that we can talk about it next session -he just wouldn't engage with me-but I know that if I really needed help he would offer to call me (once in 4 years) as I don't ask or expect anything outside of session
It seems that therapists who encourage /foster the degree and variety of outside contact that is discussed on the forum are causing untold misery dependence and unrealistic expectations from their clients and I may get shot down for this but the extreme cases might be borderline abuse

My outside contact has been invaluable. The frequency has fluctuated over the months. The overall stress of getting a response and my feelings about T's response has improved significantly.
Thanks for this!
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