 |
| FAQ/Help |
| Calendar |
| Search |
|
Guest
Posts: n/a
|
May 11, 2012 at 05:18 PM
#1
I know I'm obsessing. I know this isn't healthy but I really wanna talk to him. Can I write him? Is it okay? Or would it be a terrible mistake I'm gonna regret?
[Background: My T left me 4 months ago after I became suicidal. He said I needed another kind of therapy called DBT which he wasn't trained in. I had been with him for 2.5 years & had/have lots of transference issues. A few weeks ago I finally found a new T. He's okay. And then last week T1 said he'd see me again if I also did the DBT thing. So I saw the DBT therapist and am gonna start group soon. That makes T1 (who I'm in love with), T2 and DBT-T!] It was heartbreaking to see T1 again this week. I had so much pain and so much emotion pent up. We don't have a next appointment set up so I'm not sure what's gonna happen next but I do know the DBT-T is supposed to talk to him. I really wanna talk to him so much right now. Would it be horrible if I sent him a letter? We don't even know if he's gonna be my T again for sure. |
 Reply With Quote
|
|
Big Poppa
Member Since Oct 2011
Location: New Zealand
Posts: 19,616
(SuperPoster!)
13 19.7k hugs
given 
|
May 11, 2012 at 05:36 PM
#2
Writing a letter is an excellent idea.
But you may want to think twice before you send it. Since you're seeing him again, why not just read it out? __________________ Mr Ambassador, alias Ancient Plax, alias Captain Therapy, alias Big Poppa, alias Secret Spy, etc. Add that to your tattoo, Baby! |
|
Reply With Quote
|
 Hope-Full
|
|
Guest
Posts: n/a
|
May 11, 2012 at 05:39 PM
#3
I'm not sure if I'm seeing him again. I guess it doesn't matter though. I should just write it and then do nothing with it, right?
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
Big Poppa
Member Since Oct 2011
Location: New Zealand
Posts: 19,616
(SuperPoster!)
13 19.7k hugs
given
|
May 11, 2012 at 05:40 PM
#4
I'm not saying "should". But that's an option worth exploring.
__________________ Mr Ambassador, alias Ancient Plax, alias Captain Therapy, alias Big Poppa, alias Secret Spy, etc. Add that to your tattoo, Baby! |
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
Guest
Posts: n/a
|
May 11, 2012 at 05:41 PM
#5
I'm not only attached though, I'm obsessing, aren't I? Do you think this is a bad sign? Obsession sounds not-so-good!
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
Guest
Posts: n/a
|
May 11, 2012 at 05:43 PM
#6
Sounds like everyone agrees that you'll see T1 again as long as you're doing the DBT, but no one has set up an actual appt yet? If this is the case, I don't see why you couldn't email him and ask if he's ready to set up an appt for you. If he needs to talk to DBT-T first for some reason, then he could tell you that. I don't see anything wrong for taking the first step towards an appt instead of waiting for T1 to contact you.
I may be missing something here, but I don't see a problem with that. Keep it short and to the point? |
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
Guest
Posts: n/a
|
May 11, 2012 at 05:45 PM
#7
oh, no, that's um, not what I meant. I don't want to just write and set up an appointment. I want to talk to him. I want to write all these things in my head that I want to say to him.
But not send it. No, I know! |
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
Big Poppa
Member Since Oct 2011
Location: New Zealand
Posts: 19,616
(SuperPoster!)
13 19.7k hugs
given
|
May 11, 2012 at 05:55 PM
#8
Quote:
__________________ Mr Ambassador, alias Ancient Plax, alias Captain Therapy, alias Big Poppa, alias Secret Spy, etc. Add that to your tattoo, Baby! |
|
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
Member
Member Since Feb 2012
Posts: 291
12 178 hugs
given |
May 11, 2012 at 06:02 PM
#9
From my own personal experiences, I would recommend NOT sending the letter. But definitely write it! You might be able to get some of it "out". As a fellow obsessive attacher, I know how strong the need for connection can be. But once you send a letter or a text or make a call, it's that much easier to do it next time, and that much more painful to go back to the "old" boundaries.
Don't do it. |
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
Guest
Posts: n/a
|
May 11, 2012 at 06:04 PM
#10
oh my god, you're so right! Once you do it it's that much easier to do it next time and this is how things got out of control before! I know! I think I'm addicted. Seriously. Is that possible?
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
Member
Member Since Feb 2012
Posts: 291
12 178 hugs
given |
May 11, 2012 at 06:10 PM
#11
I don't know if it's possible in the strictest definition, but I definitely have been there too. I am ALSO trying not to let it get out of control. I had texted T earlier for a sooner appointment than Mon and she offered me Sat, but after re-reading my own advice I canceled and went back to Mon. If I can't do it, why should I expect anyone else to be able to?
|
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
Guest
Posts: n/a
|
May 11, 2012 at 06:13 PM
#12
Quote:
|
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
Member
Member Since Apr 2012
Location: south of Des Moines
Posts: 179
12 44 hugs
given |
May 11, 2012 at 06:30 PM
#13
I think it is a great idea to write it and not send it. Sometimes I find that writing a letter will get the thoughts out of my head and I don't feel as compelled to send it or speak it. And if I do end up sending or speaking it I feel better organized. That attachment is so tough. Maybe if you write it and correct it and try to get it just right, after about 53 times you will say just f@k it.
|
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
Big Poppa
Member Since Oct 2011
Location: New Zealand
Posts: 19,616
(SuperPoster!)
13 19.7k hugs
given
|
May 11, 2012 at 08:03 PM
#14
Quote:
But we're all addicted to something, right? __________________ Mr Ambassador, alias Ancient Plax, alias Captain Therapy, alias Big Poppa, alias Secret Spy, etc. Add that to your tattoo, Baby! |
|
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
Elder Harridan x-hankster
Member Since Jun 2011
Location: Milan/Michigan
Posts: 40,896
(SuperPoster!)
13 68.7k hugs
given
|
May 11, 2012 at 08:07 PM
#15
yeah, but this is a human who could actually talk back and help you figure out this addiction, if you let him.
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
| Reply |
This is an old thread. You probably should not post your reply to it, as the original poster is unlikely to see it.|
|
My Support Forums is the online community that was originally begun as the Psych Central Forums in 2001. It now runs as an independent self-help support group community for mental health, personality, and psychological issues and is overseen by a group of dedicated, caring volunteers from around the world.
Linear Mode
