If you were to write a letter that you would never send, who would you write it to, and what would it say?

There have been quite a few questions lately that have sparked therapeutic writing from the answerers and have been wonderful to read. This is a letter that you'd write for theraputic reasons, to express thanks or sadness or anger to somebody from your past. You can use this answer as a chance to write the letter (no names necessary).

Asked by McBean 56 months ago Similar questions: write letter send Lifestyle > Relationships.

I've actually written this letter several times and never sent it. Background, my friend "Cassie" had a mental breakdown and shoved a pencil into her own eye. I tried to be there for her and she completely dumped me and I feel that for some reason she blames me.

This was especially devastating because we had been best friends for 5 years and I was also close to her family. I don't know why she blamed me, her mother has a history of Mental Illness and Cassie herself had a few episodes relating to her Menstruel Cycle that were far from the norm. I treated her very well.

Her family told her many times I was the best friend she has ever brought around. We never fought over anything. I can't even think of any big disagreements.

We exchanged cards and flowers on holidays, we spent Christmases together. I made her things if she was feeling down for some reason. I really did not see this coming and it was a huge shock.

I think it was convenient to blame me and I hate that no one called her on it. Her husband dropped a few things at my house. We were home and he didn't even knock, he just left it on the porch.

He was my husband's best friend as well. As couples we did a lot of things together, shopping, fishing, family outtings, camping, etc... It was like losing a whole family. Heck we did lose a whole family.

I lost my best friend, Steve lost his, we both lost their son who was right in love with me (6 yrs old and a total sweetie), her parents and siblings. Everyone gone with no explanation. I cried for weeks.My step-daughter had never seen me cry and she took her father aside and asked him what was wrong with me.

I really thought at some point she would come around but it's been 5 years now and it's painfully obvious we weren't as close as I thought we were.

I'd write a letter to my Dad. First of all I'd tell him that I forgive him for not loving me and for the contemptuous treatment. Then I would thank him for showing me how not to be a parent to my own children.

I haven't spoke to my Dad for quite a few years. I've often thought about calling him on the phone and saying how I feel, but writing a letter would be so much easier. I guess I am not there yet though as I haven't done either!.

My Grandmother aka Mawmaw I was raised by my grandmother and she passed away in 1997 (my senior year of HS). She didn’t get the chance to see me graduate from high school or college, have my first *real* job, meet my future husband, get married, have my son. There are so many situations/experiences that I have had since her death that I would want to talk to her about.

I wouldn’t mail it because I would have no where to mail it to. I now live in the same house that I grew up in, where she raised me so, this would be the best place to send it. Other than that, it would probably be my mom.

She & I haven’t had the best relationship. I guess because she wasn’t a large part of my life growing up (see above). She sees things only how they affect her & not considering how it may affect others.

I wish we had a better relationship but, forgiveness will come when she decides to own her decisions. Sources: Drama aka Life .

I DO write letters I never send** I have written a letter to my childhood rapist, my father, and my worst physical abuser. I wrote them them went outside at night, and put them on the fire and watched the embers fly upward. It's a ceremony of forgiveness for me.

Sometimes I need to do it more than once. Lately, I'm thinking of writing a letter to my father's 4th and last wife. She was a wonderful lady and I loved her a lot.

When she died she changed her will which she and my father had agreed would be split evenly between her son and I but she gave it all to her son. I felt like the red-headed step-child. Literally, since I have red hair.Haaha.

I don't mind that she gave everything to her son. It was hers to do with as she wished. I mind that she didn't tell me.

For years after my father died she's talk about what a mess her son and I would have when she kicked the bucket--going through her STUFF. Haha. At some point she quit saying it and I didn't notice.So my hurt came at her not telling me.

Yeah, okay, okay, I'll write the letter... Sources: Me, myself, and father's last wife... SeekerSeeking's Recommendations Radical Forgiveness, Making Room for the Miracle, 2nd Edition Amazon List Price: $16.95 Used from: $8.17 Average Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 (based on 28 reviews) Cause forgiveness is radically freeing!.

1 vala_amaris, regarding your answer "I've actually written this letter several times and never sent it. ": I'm so sorry, vala_amaris. It's horrible that no one called her on it, but just bought into her mental illness.

A psychologist once told me that mental illness can be "contagious" in a family of co-dependent people, and that sometimes - once they've all been "infected" it can be nearly impossible to treat.

Vala_amaris, regarding your answer "I've actually written this letter several times and never sent it. ": I'm so sorry, vala_amaris. It's horrible that no one called her on it, but just bought into her mental illness.

A psychologist once told me that mental illness can be "contagious" in a family of co-dependent people, and that sometimes - once they've all been "infected" it can be nearly impossible to treat.

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