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Patient has written the entire email. The body is done. The ask is clear. The tone is correct. Patient has now been staring at the empty line below 'thanks' for 14 minutes, trying to decide between 'thanks,' 'thank you,' 'cheers,' 'best,' 'all the best,' 'kindly,' or just their own name. The recipient will not notice which was selected. Patient will. The decision matters.
Chronic. The inbox has three drafts hovering over this exact moment.
None. 'Best' has been used three times today and patient remains unsure.
Patients with Severe Email Sign-Off Paralysis typically present with some or all of the following:
This is the Institute's entry for Severe Email Sign-Off Paralysis — a severe condition cataloged for archival purposes and shared for patient use. No prescription exists. No intervention has been shown effective. Recognition is the primary benefit of diagnosis.
Formal name: Terminus epistolae agonia. Not found in the DSM-5 or ICD-11. Found, routinely, in the patient population.
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