Ring, Ring

Hello

Hi, this is (Jane Smith) with, (the organization you work for).
*aside – I have previously mentioned this information here, but now think better of that and that I should use a little more discretion, so I will.
I was just calling to touch base with you and see how things are going and how your doing.

I’m okay, things are certainly a little crazy, though.

Really? I’m sure things have been really hard for you. Can you tell me more about that?

(Clearly she has slip into therapy mode, and I recognized it, I just thought she was concerned for me because the increased work load and no immediate supervisor. But no.)

Well you know, with all the extra work and the case load, things are little hetic.

Case load? What kind of case load.

Blink. Blink. Um, my counseling patients.

You counsel? For who?

For you, for (your organization).

Really, cause I just have a message here that I was supposed to call you about your psychiatric meds. Oh, oh, (you can hear the light bulb turning on here), you have access to psychiatric meds, that’s what this is about.

Yeah, we have a psychiatrist staying with us and some medications available. We called the crisis line to let them know that if they needed anything we would drive down and help out on the coast. But we never got the phone call so we lent the Doctor out to the state hospital, after all my clients were taken care of.

Really, well that’s good to know. We sure could have used you yesterday. How much longer is the doctor here for?

He leaves Tuesday.

Good to know. I’ll make a note of it here. Thanks for all your help and bearing with me in the confusion.

No problem. Call if I can help.

We will. Thanks again. Good bye.

Good bye.

And yes, I realize I dropped the ball here. I should have said a million things, about he voices, about the urges, and even just, “nope, meds all gone, I took them.” Alas, I’m just never that quick on my feet.

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