Posted by Dinah on June 13, 2007, at 11:08:03
In reply to finally sent the email, posted by peddidle on June 12, 2007, at 19:33:28
Don't feel weird! That was a lovely reply.
If it weren't for the fact that you don't see her again until late August, I'd say you might want to write down what you want to say and read it in person. My therapist used to ask that I do that.
Hmmm... Now or later... A tough one. On the one hand, if you respond now, she'll have a better chance of really remembering what you're talking about even if you include the text of her email to you. But on the other hand, you don't want her to feel like you'll be emailing her on a very frequent basis over the summer unless she's encouraged you to do that of course.
But... I never could wait. I'd just obsess and obsess about what he said and writing and sending it put it out of my mind. Then he'd wait a good long time before he'd respond and then I'd shoot back another reply and he'd wait a good long time. It made me feel like the pursuer or something and didn't feel so good. I eventually told him that our correspondence was doing more harm than good and I didn't want to continue it. He emailed me two weeks later as if he'd never gotten that email at all, asking if everything was ok since he hadn't heard from me. Idiot. But that's me and my therapist and your relationship might have totally different dynamics. Plus my therapist really isn't keen on email in general. He types laboriously.
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