I usually take a day or so after writing a letter or an email so that I can make sure that I don't say things that are... inappropriate. I have ADHD and do a lot of things without thinking about the consequences of them first. I also don't want things to be misconstrued. Typing out my thoughts and experiences and feelings on here, PsychCentral, actually helps me in that regard.

I have written many a letter or lengthy personal email and later thrown them away or greatly redacted them. Sometimes it felt like a waste to for me to take all of that time to write something (because in letters or emails to family or friends it takes much longer for me than it does here on PC) only to throw most or all of it away, but I found it was worth it. On the other hand, you don't want to censor yourself so much that you are leaving important, real things out of the letter. It's a fine line between self-censorship and conveying things, especially emotions and personal thoughts/opinions/desires to people in writing. One thing to remember that things you write down in letters and emails can exist FOREVER, but sometimes you just have to proceed anyway with caution. I'm very careful about revealing things that could possibly come back to hurt me in a letter or email.

I wrote a NOTE to my T once, but not a letter and the note was just about what happened with a psychiatrist who was supposed to refill a medication for me (but he didn't because I ended up walking out of his office because he was unprofessional). I had to let my T know right away because it was related to other issues and time sensitive. That's the only reason why, but I was really angry in the note and it showed. I think it helped me to show him how I really felt at the moment I was feeling it. I don't regret it and yes, it does take courage to do that. It was helpful, and it DID help me to get my needs met, which are important for everyone.

Are you thinking of writing to someone ladyjrnlst?