developing relationships

Ok - i've just had a posting delete itself - bugger

but i want to capture some of today's expereince so i'll babble some more with the hope of capturing some of it..... firstly i am waiting.... listening to music and waiting to see if anyone wants to chat to me about the counselling service. There isn't really enough space on the screen to hold as many windows open as i've got but, it's working (well aprat from it being to blame for losing the last posting - mmm).

Anyhow i ust chatted to someone who noted that the service was a lifeline. This is becoming a common storyline. Also I'm getting fasicnated by the ongoing relationships i'm having with people. Although i anticipated the interviews would parallel the therapeutic process to some degree, I hadn't thought that this would mean they would spread over weeks. It's interesting that i'm getting people contact me more than once and know who i am on the site. Today i was welcomed with "hi you're the student aren't you". This seems great in several ways:

a) it means that people know what i am doing in advance - i was slightly worried that people wouldn't read my profile but comments like this mean that my motives are transparent and people say hello knowing i'm not a counsellor on the site!!!

b) the ongoing relationships mean i can follow up with more questions as they develop - great for filling out the stories that i'm getting

that'll do - no-one has come yet but i don't want to lose another posting........ no doubt to be continued