It’s 3 a.m. and you can’t sleep. You decide to check your phone, even though you know you shouldn’t. As you scroll through your social media feed, you come across a post from Casey. It’s a picture of her and her new boyfriend, looking happy and in love. You feel a pang of envy and jealousy, quickly followed by guilt. You click on the message icon and start typing out a long, angry message to Casey. But you never hit send.
Why do we do this? Why do we write messages to people that we never intend to send? Is it because we enjoy torturing ourselves? Or is it because, deep down, we hope they’ll read our minds and know how we’re feeling?
casey