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Posted by llrrrpp on May 23, 2006, at 19:22:19
My T never writes anything down while we're in the session. Is this why my "good sessions" always end after 40 minutes? so he can spend 10 minutes taking notes? Is this unusual? Do your T's have clipboards?
I've never even seen paper on his desk. only a computer.
Posted by fallsfall on May 23, 2006, at 19:32:19
In reply to My T doesn't take notes, posted by llrrrpp on May 23, 2006, at 19:22:19
My therapist only took notes the first session or two. I never see any notes. My old therapist took notes every time, and wrote up a page to go in my chart. Once in a while she read them to me (if we couldn't remember what had happened the session before). You can ask your therapist about this.
Ask how long the session is supposed to be - I think usually they are 45 or 50 minutes, but your therapist could be an exception?
Somehow, I think, though, that you have more important things to talk about right now...
Posted by llrrrpp on May 23, 2006, at 19:47:18
In reply to Re: My T doesn't take notes » llrrrpp, posted by fallsfall on May 23, 2006, at 19:32:19
Yes, I have *somewhat* more pressing matters than to ask T why we end after 39 minutes, and why there's no paper trail. My post about the notes is just a diversion tonight (Divertimento) to get my mind off.... (wait, I forgot. off of what? huh? what was I freaking out about earlier?).
My husband reminded me: What's done is done. You can't take back the e-mail now. The best you can do is be honest with T. (and then the conversation kind of deteriorated from there and I lost patience) I think he was telling me not to waste the evening freaking out.
those asterisks above function as *sarcastic* asterisks. let's see... ho hum... other things about my therapist: I think he is kind of hyper. Akathesia? (I totally botched that spelling). And he reminds me of one of my dearest professors. (except that that professor had much more paper about him)
I'm totally stalling here. I wish I were feeling clever today, I would post something witty on the social board. l.l.r.r.r.p.p.
Posted by fallsfall on May 23, 2006, at 20:02:38
In reply to My T doesn't take notes, posted by llrrrpp on May 23, 2006, at 19:22:19
There is a chat room associated with Babble. I could meet you in there and we could talk a little if you would like.
You can click on the Open link at the bottom of the page with the post titles. Or email me at babblefallsfall@hotmail.com and I'll help you get in.
Falls.
Posted by fallsfall on May 23, 2006, at 20:08:21
In reply to My T doesn't take notes, posted by llrrrpp on May 23, 2006, at 19:22:19
Or am I misreading something? It looks like yahoo is no longer supporting chat???
That stinks!
llrrpp, send me an email if you would like (Babblefallsfall@hotmail.com)...
Posted by happyflower on May 23, 2006, at 20:44:49
In reply to Open is gone???, posted by fallsfall on May 23, 2006, at 20:08:21
Posted by canadagirl on May 23, 2006, at 21:50:24
In reply to Re: My T doesn't take notes » llrrrpp, posted by fallsfall on May 23, 2006, at 19:32:19
Good luck tomorrow. It's tomorrow you see your T right? Go ahead and open the can of worms. All of them, and let them all out (sorry -this would be a trigger for me..I hate worms LOL!).
It will get better...it will.
As for fears about hospitalization.. try to take one thing at a time. Try to do some talking and be that "no frills honest" you were the other night. And just see what your T has to say.
Posted by canadagirl on May 23, 2006, at 21:52:03
In reply to Re: My T doesn't take notes » fallsfall, posted by canadagirl on May 23, 2006, at 21:50:24
OOps fallsfall's on that header there s/b llrrrpp
> Good luck tomorrow. It's tomorrow you see your T right? Go ahead and open the can of worms. All of them, and let them all out (sorry -this would be a trigger for me..I hate worms LOL!).
> It will get better...it will.
> As for fears about hospitalization.. try to take one thing at a time. Try to do some talking and be that "no frills honest" you were the other night. And just see what your T has to say.
Posted by B2chica on May 24, 2006, at 9:17:47
In reply to My T doesn't take notes, posted by llrrrpp on May 23, 2006, at 19:22:19
the best T i had never took notes during session. he must have wrote them after. but they were still quite brief.
the other T's varied, the very first one i had kept my file in front of him on his lap and was very frequently writing notes down. but he had back to back clients also, so i guess no time in between to take notes.
personally i liked it that the one T didn't write during session. i wasn't worrying about it. and it seemed like there was more attention on me. i really think it helped our relationship.but that's just my personal experience.
b2c.
Posted by All Done on May 24, 2006, at 11:46:32
In reply to My T doesn't take notes, posted by llrrrpp on May 23, 2006, at 19:22:19
Hi, llrrrpp.
My T took notes during the first two sessions and then never again after that.
I think maybe you should ask. I did. My T said he makes notes after the sessions. I have yet to ask what his notes about me say. I'm not so sure I want to know that.
He doesn't necessarily end the session early to do it, though. In fact, if anything, he goes over 50 minutes. So, I'm not sure about that part. Again, you could ask if his sessions are always 40 minutes. It does seem a little out of the ordinary, but it may just be his normal practice.
Take care,
Laurie
Posted by Dr. Bob on May 24, 2006, at 23:15:35
In reply to Open is gone???, posted by fallsfall on May 23, 2006, at 20:08:21
> Or am I misreading something? It looks like yahoo is no longer supporting chat???
That does seem to be the case:
> Due to our ongoing efforts to enhance the user experience, Java-based chat is no longer available for Yahoo! Groups. We are focusing on improvements to this service using the latest Yahoo! Messenger chat technology, which the majority of our users prefer and is available today.
http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/groups/chat/chat-01.html
Could Yahoo! Messenger in fact be an option?
Bob
Posted by llrrrpp on May 24, 2006, at 23:34:33
In reply to Re: Yahoo! Messenger?, posted by Dr. Bob on May 24, 2006, at 23:15:35
I ended up setting up an anonymous ID so that I could do yahoo messenger chat yesterday with a babbler. It was kind of tricky. I had to download the yahoo messenger program and find the babbler, and the babbler had to accept me as his/her "friend" and then we were good to go. I'm not sure if a less tech-y person would be able to figure it out.
Posted by fallsfall on May 25, 2006, at 6:29:48
In reply to Re: Yahoo! Messenger?, posted by Dr. Bob on May 24, 2006, at 23:15:35
What Open provided was a place where we could go to hang out and wait for other Babblers. A known place where people could meet.
Yahoo messenger does work (and sometimes when Open was being buggy - which it was often - it is probably a good choice for Yahoo to discontinue the chat, it was awful - we do use Messenger conference to get together). But the problem is that you need to invite people to the conference specifically, which means that you need to know their Yahoo ID in advance. The other disadvantage is that there is no way to know that a conference is going on unless you are invited. So while if someone was lonely, they could go to Open and see if anyone was around, there is no conference unless someone sets one up.
I'm rambling... What we need is a central location where we can check to see if anyone else wants to chat that doesn't require us to know other people's yahoo ids in advance. And a way to exchange IDs so that a conference can be set up. A thread won't really do it, because you would have to keep checking the thread to see if anyone had expressed interest, and we would have to have a way to exchange IDs to set the conference up (which could be done with Babblemail).
It was nice to have a chat room where you could just go and check to see if anyone was there. There must be a solution to this. The geeks must know a way!
Posted by AuntieMel on May 28, 2006, at 11:27:07
In reply to Re: My T doesn't take notes, posted by B2chica on May 24, 2006, at 9:17:47
Mine doesn't take notes, and he says he writes down later only what is needed for insurance. He relies on memory.
Posted by llrrrpp on May 28, 2006, at 11:31:33
In reply to Re: My T doesn't take notes, posted by AuntieMel on May 28, 2006, at 11:27:07
I think my T remembers some things that *he* thinks are relevant, like my family issues, and forgets other things that *I* think are relevant, like my primary hobby. Relying on memory is okay, but relying on such selective memory is kind of annoying.
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