haha, MissC, your post made my lol. especially #6. i wonder how many Ts get calls like that, and whether they honestly care *right then* as opposed to say, in session when it's the client's dedicated time.

i have been thinking this over more, and realised that i probably have called my pdoc (or got an "emergency" session) even when i wasn't in crisis or when it wasn't an emergency. i've become a lot more dependent on him, over the past year. but he encourages this - he says it's important to nip things in the bud rather than let them spiral out of control. e.g., one of my big 'triggers' is my sister - sometimes she starts to 'act out' and will take a mini-overdose to make us worried etc, even though she has no intention of doing lasting damage to herself. this is one thing that kind of makes me shut down completely - i am guaranteed a good spell of depression after such an event. so even though it's not an emergency, or a crisis, i'm still allowed to call pdoc and tell him what's happened, and he'll debrief me and maybe bring our appt forward so i can see him sooner.

if only everyone had a pdoc like mine .