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smileygal
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Default May 22, 2024 at 09:12 PM
 
Does your therapist refer to you as their client, patient or something else? Does client or patient bother you?

My therapist uses the term 'patient'. I brought it up many years ago that I did not like to be referred to as a patient and we discussed the reasons why which she seemed to get. She said she uses the word patient as she originally worked in a medical clinic and now it's just habit. At times I have seen her use the word client particularly if I use it for but for the most part she still reverts back to using patient.
I find it very infuriating for many reasons. Wondering if anyone has struggled with the same thing> I know my only option is to bring this up 'again' in session but honestly we have spoken about it so much at this point. And it in no way seems like an intentional slip more like a lapse in memory or carelessness.
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