Dear T,

You're a really cool guy, especially since we're about the same age and have similar interests, but I have a hard time opening up to you. (I guess I have a hard time opening up to anybody, so believe me when I say this is not personal.)

I've just had a lot of mixed emotions this past week, and I think I'm finally ready to open up to you. It's just that my anxiety always holds me back. I open my mouth, but words do not come out.

I usually end up leaving therapy without making much progress, but I hope that our session tonight will make progress, for the first time in a long time.

Yours truly