Posted by Dinah on July 27, 2003, at 16:56:38
In reply to Re: Vacation Crutches/Borrowing Books » Dinah, posted by allisonf on July 27, 2003, at 16:34:46
I lent one to my therapist and offered to pay him to read a certain part of it, because it was very important to me that he understand something that the book explained well. He agreed, took the book I lent him, and mentioned once that he had just begun to read it. Maybe I should have offered an installment payment at that point, because he never mentioned it again and never returned the book. Fortunately, I had a pretty good guess of the outcome and ordered a new copy the same day I lent him mine.
I never have asked him the CYA question. :) I've been pretty open with him but saying outright "I plan to kill myself if you terminate me. Do you think it might be a good idea for me to develop a relationship with a backup therapist?" is just beyond me. It would feel so profoundly manipulative no matter how I put it. The closest I've come is to ask him to promise to hospitalize me when he terminates me. He didn't follow up on that and neither did I.
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