Posted by peddidle on May 12, 2007, at 13:37:03
In reply to voicemail...what do i ask for?, posted by gazo on May 12, 2007, at 9:12:04
Honestly, I think maybe you just want to hear his voice, and know that he is speaking directly to you. I've never had a voicemail from my T, but we communicate through email a lot. Even an email from her is comforting; it helps to know that she's thinking about me, even if it's just for the 30 seconds it takes to write the email.
Maybe just tell your T that you don't really know why, but you want him to leave you a voicemail that you can listen to when you're having a hard time in between sessions, and let him figure out what you need from him.
I think Dinah had a good suggestion about making sure the message is personalized. I forget who said this, but supposedly, your own name is the most precious word you will ever hear-- you can even hear it when it is spoken amidst the crowd in a noisy room. I don't think there is any particular reason for this, but my T doesn't usually say my name. When she does, though, something about it makes me pay really close attention to what she is saying, and makes me feel like she is really trying to get through to me.
I hope your T is able to give you what you need.
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