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Oct 31, 2011, 06:09 PM
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Would you contact your T while they were on holiday if they told you to do so?
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Oct 31, 2011, 06:11 PM
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Oct 31, 2011, 06:21 PM
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Yes I would.
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Oct 31, 2011, 06:28 PM
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Yes, if I thought it would help me. I do think one needs to make sure it will help more than make you feel guilty if you do it even if t said to do it.
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Oct 31, 2011, 06:31 PM
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Well, my T invited me to leave messages on her phone but she won't be picking those messages up until she returns from vacay.
But, if my T were accepting calls and did invite me to contact her if needed, I definitely would. But I would be careful that my need was great enough. |
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Oct 31, 2011, 06:34 PM
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If I was in crisis, yes, I would not hesitate. I would first make sure I exhausted all my tools, though, before calling. If my tools did not help, I'd call, especially if I was given explicit permission to do so.
Last time T was away and a huge crisis ensued, I had my other support team member helping me, and was leaving T messages every day with the update. I knew she was checking messages but would not be returning calls until she got back in the office, but this way, she was kept up to date on the situation, which helped not only me, but it also was helpful for her to know what was going on.
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#7
Oct 31, 2011, 06:40 PM
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No, never. That would make me seem too 'needy'.
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Oct 31, 2011, 06:50 PM
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However if you have been having issues and your therapist would rather you contact them than suffer in silence then it might be a good idea to follow their suggestion to ring them |
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#9
Oct 31, 2011, 07:22 PM
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My T tends to go to remote areas to camp and fish when on vacation, so contacting him has never been an option. I have other options -- my pdoc for instance. So, I doubt I would contact my T (but he has very good boundaries and wouldn't offer that service in the first place which I think is good). If for some strange reason he actually offered to accept calls while he was vacationing, I would ONLY call if it was a dire crisis. But again, I'd be more likely to contact my back-up in an emergency: my pdoc. It REALLY helps to have more than one professional to rely on.
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Oct 31, 2011, 07:47 PM
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i honestly don't know..
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