Posted by cricket on July 5, 2005, at 12:57:17
We've had a lot of threads about Ts on vacation, which also included thoughts on how hard it can be to re-establish the connection after a break.
I wonder if any of you notice any change in your T after a vacation. Is he or she more energized? Do they come back with new ideas? Or just tanned and bright-eyed? Do they seem glad to be back at work?
As far as own therapist is concerned, he is very, very different the first week back from vacation. He spends practically the whole session pushed back in his chair with his arms crossed high on his chest. I get a lot of "based on blah blah theory, it is normal to expect yadda, yadda, yadda." It feels more like a press conference than a therapy session.
I have no idea why this happens because by the next week he's back to his emphatic ways. Does he forget his function over vacation? Does he decide he really hates being a therapist? I can't figure it out but I've been through enough vacations to know that this is the pattern.
Anyone else?
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