Sorry - this is my second post today but I really wanted to get this out.
My therapist allows me to call or email him during the week if I need to.
I never call, but I usually wind up emailing at least once a week, sometimes two or three times.
I am happy with my therapist and I have gained insights and been able to moderate and even change some behaviors.
But I hate that I feel the need to email him. It's like my own perceptions and feelings are not valid enough for me and I need him to grant me validity.
I sort of go in circles with this - I'm never sure if I am emailing because I really need to or I am just being clingy and perpetuating the feeling that I need other people to tell me what is real and what isn't.
It always leaves me feeling childish like I am just attention-seeking and being out of control.