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Grand Magnate
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Jul 01, 2017 at 06:40 AM
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My therapist just left for a vacation, and won't be back until the 20th. I'll miss her while she is gone, and it made me wonder if she knows how much I appreciate her.
What ways have you found to show your appreciation? __________________ My business is to teach my aspirations to conform themselves to fact, not to try and make facts harmonise with my aspirations. T.H. Huxley |
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Jul 01, 2017 at 06:46 AM
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I tell them directly when I appreciate something about their work, way of handling me, or anything else. I also tell them the opposite when I feel that way. So my answer is that I express these things in words, either in person or in writing.
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Jul 01, 2017 at 06:46 AM
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Every now & again, I just say thank you at the end of the session. I always look him straight in the eye & hold my gaze as I know that he knows that I really mean it. I don't say it a lot, but when I do, his eyes well up.
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Magnate
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Jul 01, 2017 at 07:48 AM
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I tell my T what I appreciate about her whenever I feel particularly moved to do so. Words and feelings are basically her life's work, so I think that a heartfelt thank you (or expression of whatever it is) probably means a lot to her. Plus it offsets all the (equally heartfelt) expressions of rage and fear I have sent her way...
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Jul 01, 2017 at 12:55 PM
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I thank my T each time I see her.
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Jul 01, 2017 at 01:18 PM
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Yes, I bring her a single red rose every session.
It's not proving enough for her any more though  She's rather health conscious -- so, chocolates are out. I'd try sky-writing but it's kinda hard to look at the sky from her office. She did suggest that I could make furniture (she has a thing for furniture it seems) but the elevator's kinda small and I haven't been working out enough lately to lug it up three flights of stairs. |
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Jul 01, 2017 at 02:41 PM
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I tell her often, and I thank her every session. When I'm feeling particularly grateful and appreciative of her, I write her poems (I write a lot anyway) and give them to her. I just wrote one for her a couple weeks ago actually.
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Wise Elder
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Jul 01, 2017 at 04:58 PM
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I tell her that I value her and appreciate everything she does. I always thank her after every session. When we had our transition session, I got her a bunch of small gifts and a card. And I always tell her when something is helpful.
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Jul 01, 2017 at 05:13 PM
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I tell her after every session and when she responds to my texts and emails. Now my little nephew is seeing her and I think she gets that we think she is amazing.
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Grand Poohbah
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Jul 02, 2017 at 12:28 PM
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I am one to also thank him after every session. He is a handshaker (I'm female) so this lends itself to happen during the end of session handshake.
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Poohbah
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Jul 03, 2017 at 01:17 PM
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I let my therapist know via email or I might verbally tell her how much I appreciate her.. but it's difficult in person depending on what I want to say. About two years ago while visiting Cape Cod I took a really picturesque photo of a lone seagull near some dunes on the beach.. I printed it and put it in a nice frame and gave it to her. I struggled before giving it to her because I didn't know if she would be receptive to a gift from a client. I left it in the kitchen area with her name on the package. She emailed me and thanked me for it, I was so happy! Another time I made her some black beans and yellow rice. She loved it! The thing is, I don't do these things all of the time, just every so often.
__________________ "I wish you would step back from that ledge my friend You could cut ties with all the lies That you've been living in" |
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