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I’ve been doing a similar experiment.
Lately I only respond to emails when T initiates contact to ask how I’m doing. I usually send back a matter-of-fact and concise response, and most of the time T doesn’t reply back. I think he just wants to know I’m okay if he’s worried about me without going too deep via email. T hasn’t seemed phased by my backing off from email, and we haven’t discussed it in person.
Let’s be real – emailing is all good and well, for US. T’s aren’t paid for the time they spend reading and responding to email, and unless we are in crisis or are desperate or T really encourages between appointment contact for specific client-need based reasons, it’s my feeling that it’s best to limit emails as much as possible. Most emailing takes away from their personal time, and are things that are best discussed in person. Plus, they can’t feasibly keep up email contact with all clients. I’m pretty sure my T quickly scans the emails to make sure I’m not needing to reschedule or I’m not in danger, and files away the emails for reading before the next session.
I’ll be honest, I feel better about myself being more independent and self-sufficient, and emailing tends to give me more anxiety than not. So all in all it’s been a good experiment so far!
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