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She did not actually disappeared (well I hope so...).

Rationally: I went back home for one month, was allowed to email once a week for the first two weeks, and then she knew she would be away for one week but did not exactly knew when, so it was blurry, but I was to email her once to plan the next appointment/touch base. If she was on vacation I would get the automatic absence email.
The first two weeks went okay email wisely, I was not even too upset about the vacation (since I had had a BIG scare about not being able to come back at all from my home country, one month seemed short compared to an eternity). And then... the third week I sent an email (one week ago)... and did not get any reply, neither an actual reply, nor any automatic reply (and yes, I checked the spam folder approximately 200 times, it is not in it).
So, rational brain says there was probably a problem with the automatic setting (or she set it to start on one day and I emailed 1 hour before, or whatever technical explanation... ), she will come back later.

My feelings are not on board with that:
1) maybe she secretly hates me and therefore decided not to answer
2) or she simply does not care
3) she never cared
4) she was killed by a running moose and I will never know about it
5) she just *disappeared*, like that, no story or anything, she is just gone. Maybe I only ever imagined her.

I just... feel a void. An emptiness, and a vague, but present everywhere, feeling of being abandoned, left alone, forever, forgotten in a dark corner. The complete non-answer, no reaction is exactly that: I am alone.

"Frightened Me" tried to "find" her. I googled her, methodically, for hours, so that I could find every document available from when she was a student, from even before she started studying to be a T. Not much, nothing compromising, but more than what a simple google search would have given me. I saved it all. I read some papers she had written, once upon a time. I borrowed the books quoted in it. I feel guilty, but... it is the only connection I can find? ... And the rational part of me knows I will have to tell her and it will be painful.

Also, I don't really know what to do. I could send another email, to see if I get the automatic reply. But... I'm afraid of being too demanding, and that she gets irritated to see that I wrote again. Especially since Rational Me sort of knows that it is unlikely she got abducted by aliens... What would you do?
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About... it's a HORRIBLE feeling! I remember when my T went into an unexpected sick leave and I couldn't find out if she was okay. You are not crazy and have no reason to feel quilty for googling her. You are trying to save your relationship and that is something to be applauded
Yes, do try another email. You might try sending it from another account, and in it just explain you can't seem to reach her. You KNOW she won't be angry or peed off with you.
Hang in there!
Thank you for your answers. (And sorry for the typos/nonsense in this answer typing on my phone from a starbucks)
So, no, no receptionist Frowner

Maybe I will try to email again tomorrow, but just thinking about it I am sort of overwhelmed with shame/self-hate. I mean, I can't even let the poor woman alone for a few weeks. What kind of grown up freaks out for an absence of reply, while in all likelihood she is just on holidays.
And well, who am I to even dare to be unhappy about it? It is just the truth, I am work to her, even if she says she cares. Given the option, she cannot wait to forget about me. Who would not. That's real life, people don't actually want to stick around to care.
Or I may be projecting?
I am confused, and I have not been sleeping (or taking my meds, I know, that's bad) and feel ... A bit upset (and London is triggering nice quantities of tears and mini-panic attacks, how fun)
I am just not sure that I can deal with:
- her not answering and more anxiety
- her answering and confirming I should not have written because I bother her, even just by talking to her email box when she is away. It still feels like asking too much. (Retroactive logics: I did not get an answer, so it means i should not have wanted it)

I know you probably dont have time to answer me, but... I would not mind some thoughts or virtual hugs, it just takes a few seconds. (And here I am, asking for even more attention. I am disgusted by myself, doing that. I am sorry.)
Hello About,

One big hug coming up

I am so sorry you feel so confused, what a horrible time for you. All those feelings are overwhelming and I can relate to them myself. Logic left brain wrestling with emotional right brain and right brain always wins. I often ask myself why I can't allow logic left brain to win, even sometimes.

May be helpful or may be not, I live near London in the UK.

I think you should email her again and just concentrate on the appointment, that is asking to arrange a date and time and ask her to get back to you confirming this. She probably has been away over the bank holiday or had friends to visit or something really normal. I hope you hear from her soon so you can relax and look forward to seeing her again. Perhaps you could talk to her about how this has made you feel and then another time when you are away or she is away, she will know how it affects you.

Another hug for you About

Caroola x
Thank you so much for answering, giving hugs and support. Feeling a bit less alone with the feelings was good.
I sent another email and got the automatic reply. So at least something makes sense. Even if it apparently also should have been triggered by the first email, and it says that she was back yesterday. So not perfect but i am feeling less lost and alone because at least I got some proof of her presence, so it brought her back into the existing world, which is a big relief.

Thank you for your support. (I guess I will talk about it with her once I/she will be back)

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