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Jul 19, 2006, 01:19 AM
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If your therapist asks you to fill him/her in on how you are BUT NOT in person do they REALLY want to hear HOW crappy you are? Should you just say I am not so well? Should you say why? Or is this like when someone asks how you are in a store but doesn't listen to your reply. Like polite? Thanks
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Jul 19, 2006, 01:26 AM
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Oh I am sure that when a Therapist asks you to fill them in...they really mean it! Saying you "aren't so well" is a good beginning (it tells them how you are assessing yourself) but they will want to know why you are feeling that way..if you know...and what kinds of things have been happening (in case you aren't sure why you feel poorly, the T can often figure it out from how and what you relate to them.)
Remember, there aren't very many ppl who pay a therapist so they can go in and tell them how wonderful their life is!  Yes, they really care...  Do your best in sharing...they need to know, imo.
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Jul 19, 2006, 01:34 AM
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Sky thank you. This was/is not on my dime so I don't know if the T REALLY wants to know without pay if that makes sense. So, do you think I should just reply back I am not so well and wait to see if I am asked for more info on why? Or should I just list it all? I am perplexed as how to deal with this. I know my T would think I am a mess, I don't want to go over any lines yet I know my T would be maybe worried.
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Jul 19, 2006, 02:06 AM
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Wow I just saw the time I need to get to bed.
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Jul 19, 2006, 02:18 AM
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if the T ask, tell 'em. xoxox pat
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Jul 19, 2006, 02:25 AM
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Yeah, you said the T asked, so tell 'em! Give the list, or better yet, say you don't feel good about all this...the list, and then give an example of one of the events, what happened and how you dealt with it and felt. That background will give much to the T, and might give T a good basis for where to begin real therapy for you. TC!
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Jul 19, 2006, 02:34 AM
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When LL asks me how I am doing she REALLY wants to know. I remember this one time I wasn't doing so hot but I didn't know what to tell her because so many thoughts were going through my head at once I couldn't decide what totell her about first so instead of answering her "how are you?" I asked her a question about some relaxation visualization stuff I took in at amother time. She answered my question and then asked me again "how are you?" and I again threw another question about the Nancy J Napier relaxation stuff. She answered my question but her eyebrows went up alittle bit and again asked me "how are you?" I s,iled back at her and asked her another question. She answered my question and reworded her question with a narrower focus by asking me "Did you go to the library today?" Sometimes asking therapists questions back work and other times it doesn't so I don't really recommend it. lol Anyway LL would not have persisted in finding out how I was and rewording her question with narrower focus points if she genuinely did not want to know or was asking just because its her job.
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#8
Jul 19, 2006, 09:29 AM
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Don't worry about the therapist not being on the clock. It's not like you initiated the conversation.
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Jul 19, 2006, 08:41 PM
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Thanks again Pat. Sky, Myself and Ben...I took your advice and it seems you were right
 I did not go into vivid details though.
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