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Originally Posted by LonesomeTonight
If you're looking for a comforting reply, I'd come out and ask for it. I've found that's most helpful in communicating with my T over email (he only does text for scheduling) if I add something like, "I could just use a little reassurance right now" or "I could just use a few words of support." I'm more likely to get the sort of reply I'm looking for then. It also depends on how your T usually is with email/text replies--does he normally not reply at all? Or say something like "Let's talk in session?" Because then it could just leave you feeling worse.
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I’ve never sent her a text before about anything other than scheduling and sharing session notes so I’m not entirely sure how she’d respond. She is however, the one who encouraged sharing anything I’d like to add via text at the end of previous session - I would personally just make sure i don't send a text that requires her to respond in a way most appropriate during therapy. It would be more of a ‘I know I’m being difficult, I’ll try to get better at this, appreciate your patience’ kind of message. She’s done something similar before - sent me a text the day after a session apologising how abruptly our session ended.
A ‘let's talk in session’ response probably would make me feel some sort of way. Firstly because we don't need to talk much about what I say, it would just be a passing by comment. Secondly, as you said, it would be disappointing to know she would shut me down like that lol. Kinda curious now to test this - I’m so ridiculous! 😶