Hi Kath
I understand that sometimes we are busy helping one person with an urgent issue and someone else calls demanding our full attention. This was not the case with my family last week or I would have been more forgiving and understanding at the time. Frankly they were down right rude, unsympathetic and bordering on being cruel. I had another conversation with one of them a few days later and expressed how I felt and they still couldn't see that they had done anything wrong. Obviously I need to limit my contact with people like that for my own emotional health and sanity.
It must have been difficult that your counselor was not more helpful yesterday. We go in with expectations from professionals and it must be disappointing to leave feeling even more unsupported. Take care Kath, hugsX
Narelle