Thanks Lost and LT. I’ve been able to calm down a lot since hearing from her. She did later explain some of what happened: a lot of family problems and a trip to the ER. But again, she said everything was okay. She was just overwhelmed and exhausted.

It is so scary when something happens to our therapists whether we know what’s going on or not. If we don’t know, it’s not like we can really pick up the phone to check in. Most have work phones and if there’s something wrong, they probably won’t be next to it. But even if we do know, it’s not like we can be there and support them like others can. Therapy is a very difficult relationship to navigate.

And a lot of us know the patterns of our therapists. So something as simple as timing can really trigger fears that something is happening. Of course we tend to assume negative. If I’m not mistaken, we’re programmed that way. But we don’t know what’s going on. Just something changed. It’s hard.

I’m really glad she’s okay.