Posted by Klokka on August 12, 2004, at 23:40:20
In reply to Re: ok » Klokka, posted by shortelise on August 12, 2004, at 21:42:07
Hi ShortE,
I guess I just figure he mostly works with younger patients and so it wouldn't come up as much. I'm not sure I know why I feel guilty about this all of a sudden - I was never exactly proud of it, but accepted that having something to remind me of him was helpful and if he didn't want one of his patients potentially accessing it, he probably shouldn't have put it there. Maybe I'm dealing with this differently because, unlike the writing I found at first, which was on his own site and ridiculously easy to find, the board was considerably more "private" since few apart from mental health professionals who knew of at least the institute hosting the conference would end up there. We haven't talked about anything like this at all, so I don't know how he'll react.I hope I can judge from past experience, because last time I had something to say to him but felt like it was too difficult, he reacted very, very well. (Actually, to make this even more creepy, I suspect one of the things he did which lead to that discomfort had something to do with that same conference.) Though that was a "I want to trust you, but feel like I can't because _____" sort of thing, so I don't know how that would apply to this.
Glad to hear the situation with your doc then turned out so well. That's really cool. :)
I'm not 100% certain that I will have to stop seeing him when I turn 18, but very close to that. We have discussed it, but I've never mentioned him, specifically, only "the clinic." He doesn't spend all of his time working there (after trying to plan my courses around his schedule, believe me, I know!) but I highly doubt that he is in a situation where he would be able to treat me outside that particular clinic. But I guess we'll see, since the topic does have to come up soon - I want to know well in advance whether he can provide me with a reference so that I have time to make a smoother transition.
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