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#651
Jul 15, 2018, 05:23 PM
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Couch mini-poll: is it normal for you and/or your therapist in session to get out your phone to check a fact or look up something related to the discussion?
I’m the one who first did it, several times now, but last time Piaf got in on the act to find the title of a Vonnegut short story one of my stories reminded her of. I would just like to know someone else does it. |
 awkwardlyyours, UnderRugSwept, WarmFuzzySocks
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#652
Jul 15, 2018, 05:26 PM
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I've done it, but I don't think T brings his phone in the room.
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| atisketatasket
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#653
Jul 15, 2018, 05:27 PM
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I don't think I've had a therapist do that.
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| atisketatasket
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#654
Jul 15, 2018, 05:31 PM
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I've done that outside of session, then reported back to the T, but not within session.
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| CantExplain
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#656
Jul 15, 2018, 05:37 PM
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Me — yes, to check facts. But, very rarely — it’s kinda awkward-er than usual to sit around waiting for a page to load. Btw, this reminds me, I’ve been meaning to ask — Piaf gave you a whole bunch of German writers but when it came to her own countrymen, she only gave you Maupassant if I remember right (who I remember reading a whole lot of as a child — pretty famous in the motherland along with O.Henry) but not the much much better writer (in my utterly useless opinion) Colette? |
| atisketatasket
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#657
Jul 15, 2018, 05:43 PM
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Ex-t and I both did that at different times. Her phone wasn't usually present, she'd have to get up and go get it out of the closet, mine would be in my purse but yeah we each got our phones out to look something up from time to time. One particular session I recall we were sitting in companionable silence just "be-ing" when we both heard her phone vibrating in the closet lol. I was grateful that she ignored it. |
| atisketatasket
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#658
Jul 15, 2018, 05:46 PM
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I just wrote up a script for myself to use when I call ex-t tomorrow to ask her to email me my sand tray pictures. I have done that for the last several times I've called her about something. Without a script I let her distract me too much.
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| BonnieJean
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#659
Jul 15, 2018, 05:55 PM
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Besides Maupassant the only French literature she mentions (several times so far) is 17th-century French drama. I’ve never read Colette. Though I’ve heard “there are no ordinary cats.” |
| awkwardlyyours
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#660
Jul 15, 2018, 06:31 PM
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Both of my Ts have done it, but I think they are following my lead; it's not uncommon for me to look up things during sessions.
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#661
Jul 15, 2018, 06:38 PM
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Yes. EX T and I looked stuff up on our phones especially when I was in DBT group at another practice. EX-T at the time was not trained in DBT so she had to look up stuff when I brought it up in session. Also a few years ago I was sick over a period of 6 months and lost a bunch of weight so she resorted to Dr. Google in session to understand what was happening to me back then.
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| atisketatasket
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#662
Jul 15, 2018, 06:40 PM
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Neither I nor my T have ever gotten our phones out during session except for scheduling.
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| atisketatasket, SalingerEsme
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#663
Jul 15, 2018, 07:33 PM
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My t Googles things when we are in session sometimes.
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| atisketatasket
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#664
Jul 15, 2018, 07:37 PM
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T and I have both done it, but only when it directly has something to do with what we are discussing in session.
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#665
Jul 15, 2018, 08:41 PM
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| atisketatasket, SalingerEsme
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#666
Jul 15, 2018, 09:03 PM
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Yes, we both do that. I have my laptop and she either uses her phone or goes to her computer. It's a lot more efficient than jotting something down to remember to look up later, and then have to follow up about it. |
| atisketatasket, CantExplain
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#667
Jul 15, 2018, 09:56 PM
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| atisketatasket
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#668
Jul 15, 2018, 10:03 PM
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I don't think either of us looked anything up.
I bought a cantaloupe yesterday and just tried it now. Mediocre melon is so disappointing.
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| atisketatasket, CantExplain, RaineD
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#669
Jul 15, 2018, 10:29 PM
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T used to call me hankipedia. But i can never remember where i know stuff from. I used to read all those little column fillers in the newspapers back when the printing process wasnt so automated?
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| atisketatasket
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| atisketatasket, WarmFuzzySocks
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#671
Jul 16, 2018, 12:23 AM
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I don’t think we’ve ever gotten our phones out during a session. She uses hers as a timer to remind us when to end; otherwise, I think we might talk for way too long. I get mine out at the end to schedule. That’s about it.
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Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by accidents of time, or place, or circumstance, are brought into closer connection with you. (St. Augustine) |
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#672
Jul 16, 2018, 02:29 AM
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My legs hurt! Can't sleep so I'll chime in here. T doesn't get out her phone unless it's to send me a link to look at after the session. Occasionally. But I show her photos or last time a video I made with a friend. Not to look up facts though.
I'm supposed to see her tomorrow but if I'm up all night I may have to cancel or do phone session. I'm exhausted but my legs hurt when they touch bed. Took Tylenol at 1a.m. Melatonin usually works. It just made me tired. Savella isn't helping yet. |
| 88Butterfly88, Anonymous46415, CantExplain, kecanoe, Lemoncake, LonesomeTonight
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| atisketatasket
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#673
Jul 16, 2018, 05:40 AM
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| CantExplain, rainbow8
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#674
Jul 16, 2018, 06:09 AM
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I'm making a list of places to go with my sister when I get back. So far we have China town, the Imperial war museum and Kenwood house. Think I've had enough of therapy to go to the Freud museum, but I'd go just to get a photo of THE original couch. xD
I'm booking tickets to the aquarium Sea life and London dungeons, as it's cheaper to book together as they're owned by the same company. |
| 88Butterfly88, unaluna
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#675
Jul 16, 2018, 06:13 AM
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Feel better.
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| CantExplain, rainbow8
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