Posted by Klokka on September 23, 2004, at 22:58:10
In reply to awkward sliences, posted by Annierose on September 23, 2004, at 22:11:13
Most of the time I wait for my pdoc to say something. For some reason I feel really odd just jumping in with whatever's on my mind during a silence even though I realize there's nothing wrong with that - it just feels like I'm interrupting him somehow. I break the silence whenever my desire to say something, anything surpasses the awkwardness.
I hate the "what are you thinking?" question, too. My former pdoc used to ask that all the time (and said little else) and, since her office overlooked the highway, the answer was almost always "dang, my bus just passed by." I don't remember if my current pdoc's asked that, though I probably wouldn't know how to respond - when we're not talking, my mind just tends to drift off and it's hard to put my thoughts into words.
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