T isnt responding

Dec 01, 2016, 02:33 PM

I need help right now everything is going wrong and T isn't responding to my texts!!

brillskep · Dec 01, 2016, 02:36 PM

Sorry you are hurting. Hope you get a response soon or that you find some other way to get some relief.

mostlylurking · Dec 01, 2016, 02:37 PM

Is your T in session with other clients, maybe?

Dec 01, 2016, 02:44 PM

It's a quarter to nine in the evening, she may be a workaholic but she isn't this bad. I've been sending her texts since 6 o'clock.

LonesomeTonight · Dec 01, 2016, 02:46 PM

Maybe try calling her cell? Try calling, if it goes to voicemail, hang up, then call back immediately. (That's apparently my MC's signal that he needs to answer, he's said.) Hugs...

Dec 01, 2016, 02:47 PM

She may be busy with something non-work related, who knows? Things come up for everyone. Hopefully she sends you a reply soon but if not, try not to panic.

Demunie · Dec 01, 2016, 02:49 PM

Could it be that she left her phone at work? Or perhaps she's seeing a movie or something... is there a hotline you could call? Perhaps talking with someone there could help you get through, until your t responds

We're also here, if you want to talk about something

kecanoe · Dec 01, 2016, 02:59 PM

I know and hate that feeling. I hope she responds soon. And, as said above, we're here, even though we are not your t

atisketatasket · Dec 01, 2016, 03:01 PM

((Breadfish))

Tell her if she doesn't answer soon, she'll be on my bop list.

Ellahmae · Dec 01, 2016, 03:28 PM

((Breadfish)) I've been thinking about you. I hope she responds soon, but we're here if you need us.

Dec 01, 2016, 03:37 PM

Still no response and I've texted her she doesn't need to anymore. I took some sleeping pills and am about to fall asleep. Thank you for supporting me.

Dec 02, 2016, 01:47 AM

She was at a celebration at her sport's team. I've asked her if she could call me this afternoon. I'm on my way to school now.

10:07 AM

I just spoke to my T.

Basically.. as some of you might know I'm a survivor of medical torture. *removed*

Now yesterday I was texting with a friend and she told me that she's going to the same institution for treatment (of a different illness). She knows I went there and got my PTSD there, and I warned her to be careful, as I went there with relatively minor problems and got away with a leg that wasn't usuable and severe PTSD. She replied with "I already have PTSD".

I don't know what to do. I want to protect her, but I can't tell her what to do. I don't want to scare her away, because what if the treatment could help her?

I don't know what to do. I said that already, but I still don't know what to do.

Dec 02, 2016, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atisketatasket

((Breadfish))

Tell her if she doesn't answer soon, she'll be on my bop list.

Thanks.
What's a bop list?

ilikecats · Dec 02, 2016, 09:30 AM

What did your T say? I think you've done what you can. You warned her, and she knows what happened to you. Now you can't do anything else, as it's her choice to go there or not. Just try to take care of yourself and use coping skills. Hopefully everything will go well for your friend.

atisketatasket · Dec 02, 2016, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Breadfish

Thanks.
What's a bop list?

I'm starting a new (pro bono) business. I go around and bop misbehaving therapists by request.

atisketatasket · 10:52 AM

I'm not sure you can do anything else. If you want to make one last try, you could say "you may have PTSD, but it could get a lot worse there, and you still have the use of both your legs."

If she's determined to go, not much else to do unfortunately, except be there for her if something does go wrong. She's been warned, the ball is in her court now.

Dec 02, 2016, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ilikecats

What did your T say? I think you've done what you can. You warned her, and she knows what happened to you. Now you can't do anything else, as it's her choice to go there or not. Just try to take care of yourself and use coping skills. Hopefully everything will go well for your friend.

She listened to me, advised me to write and practice mindfulness (well, she didn't call it mindfulness, but what she said sounded like mindfulness), maybe talk to my parents, and she reminded me that we'll be doing trauma treatment again in a while so that hopefully things like this will bother me less.

I hoped for more. I always hope for therapists to have a magic cure, or to say something I couldn't have thought of myself.. guess I have to remember they aren't my fairy godmother.

Dec 02, 2016, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atisketatasket

I'm starting a new (pro bono) business. I go around and bop misbehaving therapists by request.

But what's bopping?
Good luck with your business.

Quote:

Originally Posted by atisketatasket

I'm not sure you can do anything else. If you want to make one last try, you could say "you may have PTSD, but it could get a lot worse there, and you still have the use of both your legs."

If she's determined to go, not much else to do unfortunately, except be there for her if something does go wrong. She's been warned, the ball is in her court now.

True. Thank you.

atisketatasket · Dec 02, 2016, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Breadfish

But what's bopping?
Good luck with your business.

Light punching. No therapists will actually be injured!

My business exists only in my head, and here on PC.

brillskep · Dec 02, 2016, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Breadfish

I just spoke to my T.

Basically.. as some of you might know I'm a survivor of medical torture. I was somewhat ill, went to an institution for treatment, and they forced me into an experimental and VERY painful treatment (without giving/allowing me painkillers, anesthesia, muscle relaxants, or basically anything that could either improve the chances of the treatment working or make it less painful) that damaged my leg to the point of it needing amputation. It also left me with severe PTSD.

Now yesterday I was texting with a friend and she told me that she's going to the same institution for treatment (of a different illness). She knows I went there and got my PTSD there, and I warned her to be careful, as I went there with relatively minor problems and got away with a leg that wasn't usuable and severe PTSD. She replied with "I already have PTSD".

I don't know what to do. I want to protect her, but I can't tell her what to do. I don't want to scare her away, because what if the treatment could help her?

I don't know what to do. I said that already, but I still don't know what to do.

That sounds like an awful experience, I'm sorry you've been through all that. It sounds very caring of you to think about your friend's well being while probably feeling quite triggered yourself. Please remember to be gentle to yourself and take care. Your therapist is there for you and you can also come write to us on the forum when you need support.

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