Dear Ex Therapist -

I wish I wasn’t still so utterly heartbroken in how we left things. I expected an ending that was respectful and honored the work we did together - but I didn’t have it in me to be kinder and you couldn’t stick to the ‘non-judgment and unconditional positive regard’ part of the arrangement.

It’s not fair that I have to be the one to carry the humiliation and shame of therapy failure. You’ve never apologized for anything so I’d be fooling myself to think you feel any degree of remorse or guilt. I really hope that someday, you are vulnerable, raw and ashamed too and can finally understand how hard it was for me to do what I did.

You’ll find a letter in your mailbox on a Monday. I wrote out everything. If you have any integrity you won’t send it back unopened.

Time to take a break from thinking about therapy now.

Best,
PM