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Originally Posted by comrademoomoo
It's a public building with a lobby which is fully accessible by the public. It's not his space and you don't need his permission to enter it, nor do you need a cover story to explain your reasons for being there. It seems positive to me that you have thought of doing something which could help your anxiety, it shows agency and self-management. It would be different if you were planning on sitting outside his room staring at the door, but you aren't. I feel a bit sad for you that you haven't been fully supported in the strategy.
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Thanks, and you make good points here. I actually thought he'd consider it a good idea for the same reason, which is part of why his response threw me so much. It made me think of how he helped me with my agoraphobia early in the pandemic, where I was taking small steps, like standing at the door, then standing on my porch, then just sitting in my car.
Well, I ended up deciding to drive over there this morning. There was one person coming in at the same time, and I waved him off when he offered to hold the elevator. There are also offices on the first floor, so I just wandered in that direction.
And apparently, he's now considering himself part of some Wellness group, like it's listed as "[Dr. T's last name] Wellness," with the other clinicians (including a couple names I didn't know) listed underneath. What's funny is his first name is misspelled (do I tell him this? It''s an electronic sign, so I assume easily fixable by the building management).
Seems like a nice building, newer and cleaner than the old one. I was only there a few minutes. I felt OK. And feel better about seeing him there now, so I'm glad I went.