What do you do in the waiting room?

Yeah, sometimes I do look over any notes I've made for the upcoming session. When I do that though it just gets me all nervous. So I usually don't.

I try to be there just a few minutes before session, but I always end up being 5-10 minutes early.

In the waiting room at T: I read a magazine, play with my phone or just stare into space. Sometimes I juat stare into a magazine while I think about the upcoming session.

In the waiting room at Pdoc: I pretend to read a magazine but I think about the upcoming appt. and getting really anxious.

most of the time i stare into space. sometimes i look at a magazine. there most often is never anyone else in there since T has his own building.

I either read a book or draw.

I hate the waiting room. It's really tiny and the various clients before me are often late, so I wait in the car until a few minutes prior, take the elevator up, then wait in the stairwell until it's my appt time.

I get there a bit early, so I sit and play on my phone or stare off into space. Sometimes I talk with the ladies at the front desk.

Candy Crush

Usually read a graphic novel.

I've always got my nose in a book when I've got any spare time, and the waiting room is no exception. Helps me keep the nerves down

I play on my phone or stare into space and try to relax my breathing and calm my anxiety.

Mine doesn't have one, it's a home office. I prefer not to wait in his personal living space, so I take a walk if I'm early. If he's running late I plug in my headphones and try to be interested in my phone.

Who knew staring into space was a thing that others did?!

I try to get there at the last minute so I sit in my car until the person before me comes out. Usually I will check my texts/emails...etc

Stare out the window up at the tops of buildings or clouds/sky, and try to get my anxiety down some.

I usually time my arrival so that I'm only a couple minutes early. I sit and stare at the walls or answer emails from work. T always opens the door when I'm halfway through the email.

What level?

1123.

Yes, I am an addict. I really enjoy Candy Crush.

Wow! I'm only on 967

I included playing Candy Crush under "playing with my phone"

I am terrible at this game!!!!!

It takes a lot of play to get good. Ridiculous waste of time, but fun.

I look at my phone or pat my dog and furtively look at the other people around me. There used to be an old lady that used to see my T before me. I hope she's ok.

I usually think about the coming session at home because I feel more comfortable thinking any deep thoughts alone than in a room full of people.

Music! Lots of it. I don't have a therapist but I do have psychiatrist ....I try not to converse too much with other clients. Sometimes tho ppl just want to talk

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Usually play a mindless game on my phone and try to clear my head, or just stare at the air.

No waiting room , it's at Ts home, so I would wait in my car if I was early...which I'm not! If she's running late I text friends, or tidy my car!

When I had CBT at hospital I used to read the magazines, until I got freaked out about all the germy people who may have read them before, then I stopped