http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/Mental health message board about psychological treatments: all posts.en-ushttp://www.dr-bob.org/dr-bob-sm.gifhttp://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/3245 http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/20081219/msgs/872683.htmlMy therapist is going on maternity leave soon. She will be gone for six weeks, from mid-February to the first week of April... http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/20081219/msgs/872685.htmlYes, absolutely it is okay to ask for something. I think I wondered too, but after reading babble for so many years, I... http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/20081219/msgs/872686.htmlThanks everyone. I appreciate the many responses and the variety of self-soothing tips. I too, find it sad that there are... http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/20081219/msgs/872692.htmlThat's too bad that the time you have with your t is distracting. I must admit this is the first time I've heard of a t... http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/20081219/msgs/872693.htmlHave talked today about quite a few things with son, including why he does drugs (mainly to cope with feelings ... http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/20081219/msgs/872694.html~~ I don't do very well with feeling awful! LOL I hate physical and mental pain. Well, I can handle some kinds of... http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/20081219/msgs/872695.htmlI say ask. I have an unusual attachment to appointment cards ;-). I carried around a note my therapist gave me for the... http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/20081219/msgs/872697.htmlDo you know if your therapist/clinic has a website? When I feel I need constancy(or whatever it's called) I go to the... http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/20081219/msgs/872704.htmlI don't think a transitional object is a "gift... http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/20081219/msgs/872713.htmlI so relate! I was lucky in that I said something about connection or something... way back when... and my therapist said... http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/20081219/msgs/872726.htmlThis makes perfect sense to me. I did it when my T was out for 9 weeks last fall. I asked for, and got, a small figurine... http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/20081219/msgs/872740.htmlMy therapist says it's perfectly ok for me to ask him for anything. The worst that can happen will be for the answer to be... http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/20081219/msgs/872742.htmlEverything went really well--better even than I let myself hope. My dad is amazing ... http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/20081219/msgs/872752.htmlThinking of you today, Kath. pc http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/20081219/msgs/872754.htmlI'm eating again - yay! Every day, a little bit of progress. Getting some sleep, thanks to Seroquel. I never know if that...