i guess an alternative interpretation is: no pressure on you to come back, because i don't need anything from you. i think a part of it is him trying to be all like "therapy is 100% your decision, you're in control here" but the way he said it (and he used to say this often) made me feel pretty small.

yeah... i'm not sure about what the deal is here in australia re: docs. pdoc used to be very good about returning calls within an hour or two, but lately i've had to wait a day, or even a few days. the thing that gets me a bit annoyed is that *he's* the one who is always so insistent that i call him should anything go wrong, so i thought he would actually be available to call me back? silly pdoc. i think we are due for a chat.