I have one more session this coming week before T goes on vacation for a week. We started to talk about it last week and I feel like I’ve already sort of said my goodbye in my mind, so I’m thinking of skipping this week. Last week I had said I wished he could send me an email while on vacation and he basically said he wouldn’t which didn’t come as a surprise and I’m basically ok with. Part of me wishes he would, but I also realize I’d function ok without it and he deserves a vacation without having to think about clients. It would just be nice. He believes we should talk about all of this in person and that the email relationship is enabling something which is why he no longer replies to emails. I tend to to feel more distant a few days after our session and then I feel a bit closer once I see him, but since he’s going on vacation I could avoid another cycle of those yo-yo emotions and just remain more or less distant until he returns. On the flip side, I sort of think that one of my issues in therapy is probably to learn not to avoid feeling emotions, so maybe I shouldn’t run away from this. Curious about people’s thoughts or maybe similar experiences. I know people have all sorts of reactions to their T’s vacations.