Shrinks Remembering Past Patients

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When I was in college, one of my instructors, who was a psychotherapist, told us students that due to the fact that therapists work with so many people with mental health issues, they don't always remember some of those they've worked with over the years. But he went on to say that they often remember you. He said that sometimes you'll run into one of your past patients at places like the grocery store and they'll say, "Hey how have you been?" and you may not remember them. So if you work with a shrink and run into him/her years later, he/she may or may not remember you. On the other hand, years ago I was in a respite home. And a counselor who worked there remembered me, even though we hadn't worked with each other in nearly ten years. He clearly had a good memory!