Posted by Dinah on January 27, 2005, at 22:36:16
In reply to Re: Note taking » gardenergirl, posted by mair on January 27, 2005, at 21:23:46
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> MairAin't it the truth!!
I get a bit paranoid about my therapists notes sometimes and ask him to read them back to me. He always picks apart my request enough that I'm discouraged from doing it often. Fortunately he appears to hate notes as much as I do. They're always something very generic, no matter how intense what we discussed was. "Patient discussed family stressors, and we identified possible coping strategies." or something similarly bland and often oddly off the mark. And usually one line per session. I suspect that even when he takes a lot of notes when he thinks he needs to for self protection, they're probably along the same generic lines.
Oddly, he now remembers things I barely even remember telling him. Quite a change from the early days when he barely remembered my name. It was the change from once a week to twice a week therapy that did it.
I think you are showing an immense amount of trust in your therapist - more than you give yourself credit for. It's hard enough to say things out loud. If I knew they were going to be written down verbatim, they'd never leave my mouth. :(
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