Hi Seventy-eight,

Yes, i get post-therapy blues quite often. Probably at least half the time. Sometimes it's because i didn't talk about something i needed to say. Sometimes because we got into something painful during the session and i couldn't seem to "put it away" when the session was over. Other times i had post-therapy blues, it was because my t had said or done something that bothered me, and i didn't speak up, or i wasn't sure about something she said, and i didn't clarify it with her. And then the whole idea of having to leave that safe nest and go out into the cold, cruel world (at least it feels like that sometimes). I also feel unsettled and yucky if i've needed to feel some kind of emotional connection with my t but for whatever reason, wasn't able to feel it in my session.

So yes, i totally understand the post-therapy blues!!!

I guess, like you, i am in need of some advice on how to deal with it. I've been in therapy several years, and i've always used email as a way to try to resolve the post-therapy upset/uneasiness. I would use email after my session to say things i hadn't said when i was there, or to ask questions that i didn't ask, or that came to mind after i left her office. i would also use it to try to feel that connected feeling with her between sessions. Would your t allow you to email between sessions?

Now, i'm at a point because of my own issues, where continuing to email for the above reasons isn't going to work anymore. I'm not sure where i am going to put all those thoughts/emotions/uneasiness that hit me post-therapy. It scares me.