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Originally Posted by Screenager
Does anyone have any experience with writing T a note or a letter about things that are hard to talk about?
There are many things I'd like to tell my T but I'm uncomfortable saying in person.
She already told me that I could e-mail her if that's easier, but I think that would be weird as well (I know, it's basically the same as a letter, but I just can't explain it).
So I figured I could just write the things down, then hand the note to her during or at the end of the session and then maybe have her address it next time. (I of course haven't asked her about this yet, but I will next time and I don't see why she'd be against it.)
So, does anybody else do that? Is it actually easier than talking about the hard stuff? (I know that once she knows about these things we'll talk about them anyway, but I just have so much trouble opening up about certain "embarrassing" things in the first place.)
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YES! I write all the time. The hard stuff for sure. I have written about the most embarrassing things a person could share. At least in my opinion. Geez! there were times I wanted to crawl under a table when she read them. It was really, really hard to admit some things, but I never regretted anything I told her. It helped me so much more than I thought it would.
Go for it! I think you will find alot of relief and release if you tell her everything. We can't go to therapy and share some things, but hide the really hard stuff. It won't work. It will only hinder the process. I have been in therapy for almost 2 years and I am still writing every week. Normally emails, but I do bring in typed journal notes as well. It works for me. If she wouldn't allow it, I would have quit therapy a long time ago.