Dear Client

Dear Devils,

you can pretend all you want, but I know that you feel attached. And you like me. And it's ok.

TMC,

I'm still here. We're still ok.

I don't know what to say. I can't help you.
So just do it.

Jo,
I needed another holiday away from you. You seriously do my head in. I'm often late for our appointments because I put off seeing you until the last minute. I'm sick & tired of you droning on about the same crap week after week. I just wish you'd leave!

I don't want to see you tomorrow.
You're alone, you always were alone and you will be alone all your life.
I'm the only person you can talk with, but I'm going to abandon you.
I have to go now. My happy life is waiting. Bye

Annie,
I see your frustration and I feel it, too. I wish you could help your friends and I wish I could help you.
You can't fix everything. You will break.
T

I don't hate you, ok? You're annoying, but I don't hate you. Don't bring me into this, ok?

I wish I'd never met you, but I have to deal with you. Get your **** together, ok?

I wish you'd never come back. Sigh. Thank you for switching to fortnightly sessions btw. At least I can take a break from your ****

Dear Mona,
Stop sending me angry texts the next day.
I gave you space this week to say why you were angry. You did tell me but you still sent a text. It's verging on abuse.
I don't want to work with you anymore, stop projecting all of your **** onto me.

I'm sorry your latest attempt with her did not go as you had hoped. You deserve good therapy.

QM,

Yes, I care deeply for you.

I am going to take credit for things you did not want and that I had nothing to do with.

Annie,
I suspect you are more of a mess right now than you are letting on. I feel helpless that I can't see you more often. You need therapy more than once every three weeks.
And for Christ's sakes, let yourself feel your own emotions! You've got a hell of a lot going on right now. Stop drowning it in alcohol.
T

I care about you a lot. Maybe more than I let on. But I know how important the stability I provide for you is. And I would never compromise that.

Oh, and Rayne-go ahead and kill yourself for all I care. I will not shed a tear. Everything you bring to therapy is on you. I am not responsible for your feelings or ANY of the outcome of therapy-it's all on you; exclusively. Not through my actions, behaviors, or words-so there is not an ounce of guilt.

I'll just go about my life as before, except with the added bonus of never seeing you again. So yeah, go ahead and do it. I could care less and either could the rest of the world. You don't deserve compassion from anyone-can't you see by now that you are worthless? If you were worth anything, I would have returned your email. Or tried to work with you on the payment until you recovered. Can't believe you didn't figure this out yet.

You are the worst patient I have ever had. You push all my buttons. I let you have it today in session, and it felt good to yell at you and tell you how I really feel about you. I'm glad you wont be there next week. I hope you never come back.
T.

Annie,
I'm worried about you. I haven't seen you in a week and a half, and we have another two weeks to go. I'm so sorry the scheduling is so awful at the clinic. You weren't in a good place the last time I saw you, and I'm afraid of how you will be the next time I see you.
T

You're miserable. I wish I never met you. Don't come back.
I can't say you've spoiled my life, because my life is amazing.

I have other clients like you who are just fine with themselves. I have no idea what your problem is, but I'm at the point when I don't really care.

Dear mis,

I think you've been playing the therapy game too long. I wish you could understand that I really do just want to help you and that you would stop overthinking everything so much. You're smart and you think a lot. Too much. I'm not perfect but I don't do anything intentionally to hurt you or make you upset. I wish you could just do the work and cut out all of the ruminating in between because it's a waste of time and I'm tired of going around and around with your same insecurities and doubts. You do the work, you get results. It's that simple.

annie,
dnt die please, i have enough on mh plate as it is
t

You can tell me that too. I'll be alright with that. You know I will.

Dear Client:
You are SO smart, researching causes, symptoms, meds and other treatments for bipolar! i would, of course, do the same (especially since you're the first bipolar person I've ever met and wasn't convinced the condition even existed, to be frank), but, ya know, I haven't had the time. I have a life, after all.

Dear Client,
Of course I don’t think about you between your sessions! Why on earth would I do that? I can hardly think about you, when you’re sat right in front of me!

Current T something like;
Dear Chummy,
Don't listen to your punisher. You are good the way you are. Listening to your punisher doesn't help you.

PrevT (with who I haven't really have closure):
I don't think about you. I don't think about clients outside sessions. I don't think about you at all, because you're not really my clients anymore. I'm glad you aren't my client anymore. Your attachment to me was annoying.

Annie,
Hang in there. I know it's been way too long since we've seen each other, but you only have one more week. You can do it. Please be safe.
T