My T has me text her. At first I never did, then I started slowly with non-important things. Testing the waters so to speak. She always responds, to everything. Reassures me that she wants them. Tells me to text her. I fluctuate between a lot of emotions and other things regularly so she wants to know 'where I am/how I am doing'. Now it seems odd if I don't text her for a day. I find it very helpful but I also believe it depends on T's consistency, trust you have in your T to keep it going over how ever long you may need it.

Anyone else find it weird to text T? At first, yes. After building up the things I feel safe texting to her over time it's become part of my day and it's extremely helpful and reassuring to know that she is there like she said she would be.

I just feel like this sets blurry boundaries and that I'd rely on it too much. That's how I felt at first, of course she's my first T and I didn't know about boundaries, etc - just that it was odd and I didn't want to become dependent on it. Some days I text 1,000 things other days it's just 1 quick note to let her know where my head is. I go through waves of relying on it and needing to know she's there and at times, moreso now, I feel less dependent on it and more like it is just a way to communicate.

Anyone else have experience texting/calling T after hours to practice working through issues? Obviously from my novel above, yes. Just wanted to answer the 'hours'. I text her all hours. Sometimes it's 5am. Sometimes it's noon. Other times it's 2 or 3 in the morning and I have thoughts that won't stop and need to send them away. Usually between 11pm and 7am she won't answer until the following morning but sometimes she will depending on if she's awake or not. I do respect the time in between responses as I know I'm not her only client and she has a busy family.

Anyway, long story long - it works for me after I trusted her and started doing it. I still believe it has a lot to do with consistency and trust on the T's end of things, almost more so than that of the client. If you're still reading this let me know and I'll bake you cookies. Sorry I got a little carried away...