Author Topic: Should therapists self-disclose?  (Read 15861 times)

Twoapenny

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Re: Should therapists self-disclose?
« Reply #45 on: June 15, 2014, 11:08:20 AM »
Aww, feel free (to be a cranky old bat).
I have been irritable lately too, offshoot of a week of depression.
It's clearing up now, some walks in bright sunshine and a good
session with my own T.

And yes! Dog door's in and pooch seems so much more relaxed
when I get home. Clearly not in distress. I would love to know
how much time she spends outdoors. I don't think a lot but
it's great to see how much more comfortable she is when I
have a long workday. (Three days/week I'm gone for 10 hours,
which is rough on her.) But this morning we walked a couple
miles with my friend before I went to work, since Mondays
are my "late day". Fridays, too. So it all evens out.

Have a happy Monday, Tupp.

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Hops

Ah, that's great, I bet she loves it!  Even if she's not outside much it's good to know she can get out when she wants to.  I expect the change of scenery does her good.  I've always had this little story with my boy that our cat gets all her friends round when we're out and has a party.  It started after a trip to the vets when she was a kitten.  I took her to get her neutered but knew telling my son that she was having an operation would really upset him, so I told him she was going to a party with her kitten friends there.  For some reason I assumed they went in underneath the cat to do the op, so he wouldn't see the scar.  But they go in on the side, so when we picked her up she had a shaved patch and some stitches - I told him she fell off the bouncy castle!  Bless him, he told everyone that story for ages, and since then the party theme has continued :)

I hope you've carried on having a better week.  Sunshine really does help, I find.  Monday was good, thanks!  You have a Happy one, too xx

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Re: Should therapists self-disclose?
« Reply #46 on: June 15, 2014, 02:27:23 PM »
Thank you, Tupp.

I swear, I have a strong suspicion that she's outside at dawn and rather than chasing off the deer, I think she's wagging her tail and wandering the yard with them, pointing out the most succulent plants.

 :lol:

Hops
(Sorry for the digression from the thread topic, Doc G!)
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