[RubyRae]

I have noticed that many of us here at PC can turn little,harmless things our T's say or do into major things,myself included.

I could name countless times I have had myself all worked up and in a panic over something that turned out to not be what I thought it was at all,mostly times my T hasn't returned a phone call or email.

One time though,he called at about 9:00 or 10:00 at night to cancel the next mornings session because of bad Winter weather we were having.I was so stoned when I took the call and afterwards had myself in a frenzy because he had never called at night before.So in my mind I knew he was calling to see if I was stoned,I couldn't imagine any other reason for him calling me late like that.Then I had all different scenarios running through my mind,each one worse than the other.

Of course he really was just cancelling because of bad weather and since I was the first appointment the next morning he didn't want me to get up early or try driving on the ice unnecessarily.

It's funny now but at the time it wasn't at all and I worried about it until my next session the following week.I even lost sleep over it.I had kind of,sort of,promised I was going to cut back on the weed I was smoking so I thought for sure I was being tested,that it was such a big deal that he would actually call to see if I had been smoking.It seems ridiculous now.

What have you turned into a catastrophic event that is kind of funny now but wasn't at the time?

[Out There]

These type of things do hit our " stuff ". My EMDR T's supervisor had a bright idea to stop using the headphones and we've still been working on what that hit. But on a funnier note - my T got a new carpet and got a dispenser to put covers on your shoes which I thought was a box to put your shoes in so I did that ! I did feel a bit dumb for not knowing what it was.

[RubyRae]

Originally Posted by Out There

But on a funnier note - my T got a new carpet and got a dispenser to put covers on your shoes which I thought was a box to put your shoes in so I did that ! I did feel a bit dumb for not knowing what it was.

How did you find out it wasn't a box to put your shoes in?

[Out There]

He explained to me what it was and demonstrated ( and I like to think I'm intelligent ! )

[RubyRae]

Originally Posted by Out There

He explained to me what it was and demonstrated ( and I like to think I'm intelligent ! )

Haha,it sounds funny but I'm sure it wasn't for you at the time.

[Out There]

It was funny , but I also had a quite primeval fear it was going to chop my foot off.

[MrsDuckL]

I posted awhile back that I was afraid to ask my therapist if we were limited to a certain number of sessions, as I got paranoid for awhile he wanted to only work with people for a short period. It finally came up this week in an indirect sort of way, can’t remember how it came up, but I said “I’m not going anywhere—unless you kicking me out?” (Cue internal screaming to finally ask this direct question.) My therapist said no, of course not, not at all, and gave me a big smile.

Phew! I figured deep down I got to be in control of when I do finally end things, but it was so nice to have that reassurance.

[SalingerEsme]

I love this thread. I do this all the time. Once someone was moving out of his building and put those elevator protectors up over the elevator mirrors. I was convinced he thought I had an eating disorder that badly, and was emphasizing his chronic advice not to look in the mirror more than once per day. Ummmm , not. It had zero to do with him or me.

[RubyRae]

Once,as soon as I sat down in the chair in my T's office he started writing and I started ranting because he was taking notes and I hadn't even started talking yet,thinking he was judging me because of how I was dressed or because I looked tired,I was extremely upset about it and felt so insulted.

His said "I'm writing todays date",in such a calm,soothing voice and I felt like an idiot.

[MrsDuckL]

Originally Posted by RubyRae

Once,as soon as I sat down in the chair in my T's office he started writing and I started ranting because he was taking notes and I hadn't even started talking yet,thinking he was judging me because of how I was dressed or because I looked tired,I was extremely upset about it and felt so insulted.

His said "I'm writing todays date",in such a calm,soothing voice and I felt like an idiot.

That’s funny! My therapist never writes anything down but somehow manages to remember even the most minute detail. (It’s bizarre and amazing.) A couple of weeks ago he picked up his rarely used notepad and jotted something down. I paused and freaked out—“you never write anything down! Did I say something wrong? I don’t get it.” And he said—“No, I don’t take notes unless I want to come back to something.” And then he put his notepad away and I felt bad—of course the man has the right to take notes!

[retro_chic]

This happened to me very recently actually.
Last session I told T that I have looked her up online and found her facebook profile. Then the next day her website was down and became paranoid that she had somehow blocked me from seeing her website. After a day or two the site was back up and I felt like an idiot . I think I am too embarrassed to tell T about this but maybe I will.

[Anastasia~]

I definitely have catastrophized things T says and end up texting him to see if we are still okay. Fortunately, he has been kind and patient with this and I feel like I have gotten better.

[RaineD]

You know how mine didn't text me back on Friday? In my mind, that has become "he must dislike me."

[Daeva]

I was seeing this awesome T who I still miss and Love, her name starts with an A. Anyways.....One day I showed up for my appointment (She worked at the college as a Therapist for them, and I was in college, her office was in the Student development area where the advisors are so the waiting room is full of people waiting for advisors so no one really knows why you're there) Anyway

One day I was sitting there, my appointment was at 12, 12:30 passes with no T. 12:45 passes with no T, 1:10 passes no T. I'm pacing back and forth, she literally came running in at 1:45, and looked around saw me and just goes, "Oh my god I am SO sorry, it will never EVER happen again!"

She forgot about me and left work early, she lives two hours away, she got halfway home when she remembered and drove back.

I dont see her now, but when we bump into each other or whatever I like to hang it over her head once in a while just for the lulz