[tinyrabbit]

I just phoned my T purely to listen to his voicemail greeting. Please tell me I'm not the only one who's done this...

[Hopelesspoppy]

You are not the only one who has done this...

[SkinnySoul]

God, I wish he had a voicemail greeting!

Other than that, no you're not the only one.
In fact I've done worse: I once called him and chatted with him about a made up reason, because I needed to hear his voice. #sorrynotsorry

I have done this.

Not only have I done it ... I've found it to be just what I've needed to get me through until the next session ...

[Perna]

Back in the day before voicemail, I use to look mine up in the phone book!

[content30]

I have not specifically done that, but I have listened to a saved voicemail message from T in the past for comfort. Same difference....

[murray]

I also sometimes have listened to save messages from T for comfort. I cant call and listen to his voicemail as he is likely to just pick up the phone which would be embarrassing.

[stopdog]

That one I see just has a cell phone, so calling would be odd. I know people do it though.

[tinyrabbit]

Thanks everyone, I feel less silly now.

Mine just has a cell phone, too, and he seems to let all calls go to voicemail during the day when he's either in or between sessions.

Perna, I often look mine up in the UKCP directory and a couple of other ones that he's in.

[sweepy62]

Originally Posted by tinyrabbit

I just phoned my T purely to listen to his voicemail greeting. Please tell me I'm not the only one who's done this...

Lol tinyrabbit, I have done this, actually I have recorded it so I can listen to it whenever I feel stressed.

[chumchum]

I just did it and hung up when he answered. Then he called back and left a voicemail. I am so embarrassed right now, lol. Oh well, got to hear his voice.

[Hope-Full]

tinyrabbit, I do this regularly. Sometimes multiple time in a day..... T knows I do it, and is fine with it. It's a great coping tool for me

[tealBumblebee]

Originally Posted by Hope-Full

tinyrabbit, I do this regularly. Sometimes multiple time in a day..... T knows I do it, and is fine with it. It's a great coping tool for me

Thats sweet of your T!!

[boredporcupine]

Twice now I have asked my T to call me and leave a voicemail, saying specific things, so I could listen to it whenever I need. She was perfectly happy to do it.

My former T actually recommended calling to hear her voicemail greeting as a way to feel connected. At the time I laughed as though it were a ridiculous suggestion, but the fact is I'm pretty sure I'd already done it and was trying to pretend I hadn't. LOL!

[crazycanbegood]

If you use Slydial you can bypass ringing and go straight to voicemail. Yep, been there, done that.

[Melody_Bells]

Originally Posted by tinyrabbit

I just phoned my T purely to listen to his voicemail greeting. Please tell me I'm not the only one who's done this...

Tinyrabbit, You are not alone! This is so normal! I'd be doing the same thing as you, if I didn't record her greeting, along with every message she left from the past few years, and made it into a CD. Also put this collection onto my ipod. I listen to it on repeat when I need to hear her voice.

[granite1]

I have never rang my T to hear her voice mail .I would be to scared she would pick up the phone. but when I had been having a really hard time and quit T and all she had left me a voice mail that I kept and listened to it but have now erased it .I guess it must have given me some comfort the few times I listened to it. I think it may be the same thing. it might have helped me know that she was still there even though I was being a total jerk

[Littlemeinside]

What Granite1 wrote.

[refika]

I never did this because my T has caller ID and would either call me back or ask me the next time I called why I called.

I have kept a few voice mails he left for me and listened to them repeatedly when I needed to hear his voice.

I thought I was strange for doing so...glad to see I'm not.

[tinyrabbit]

Oh, I'm so glad I'm not alone. I left a voicemail explaining so he wouldn't wonder why I called.

Originally Posted by boredporcupine

Twice now I have asked my T to call me and leave a voicemail, saying specific things, so I could listen to it whenever I need. She was perfectly happy to do it.

Interesting. I've asked my T to email me something he said to me (as I started questioning whether he really said it) and he did. Not sure he'd leave me a voicemail, though. Don't want to ask in case he says no.

[bunnylove45]

The temptation is there to telephone him to listen to his voice message, he does have a wonderful voice.

However, I fear that he may have caller ID and see a missed call from me and ask why I had called, but didn't leave a message.

Since I'm running on transference overload it would seem like almost stalking in a sense. And, I would not lie to him and said I had mis-dialed.

I used to do this to ex t and listen to her message until I realised she got a text message to say she had a missed call

[ShrinkPatient]

Originally Posted by murray

I also sometimes have listened to save messages from T for comfort. I cant call and listen to his voicemail as he is likely to just pick up the phone which would be embarrassing.

I try to save messages to listen to as well but I have done both. My T actually did answer. Horrid!!!

I listen when we have to miss one or both of our 2 per week sessions, like today because of the holiday. I hate that I get so much comfort from it but I do.

[anilam]

No, I didn't but just because I don't think I'd find it comforting. You're not harming anyone (you included) and yet you find a way to calm yourself? I'd say go for it. Can't imagine your T would mind...