It Hit Me Hard
I completed an initial assessment with a client, built some great rapport, and agreed to a further appointment to discuss a treatment plan the following week. When that appointment came there was no answer for a while. When I finally found out the truth, I was floored.
I got through to the client’s sister, who told me she’d passed from cancer. She had told me about it the week before, but stated she’d been in remission for a while.
It hit me so hard for not just being my first client, but obviously, when working in mental health you’re conscious of mental health-related deaths and risk management, so I was completely blindsided and reminded that there are other causes of tragic ends.
It’s stuck with me since and took a while for me to manage my worry when clients don’t answer the phone after the first ring. Story credit: Reddit / MommyJelly93