IDK in my therapy my T seems to kind of push me but the backs off for a while. I thinks a lot of times the benefits from these pushes come out several sessions later. However, I think there are somethings that I can't push through. Verbalizing seems to be one of them. I've been doing much better talking in sessions. However this week I encountered one of those road blocks where pushing only makes things worse. My T held up an image I drew and the more she asked questions about it the greater my resistance got. My throat closed, ears heard like static and my head felt like it was going to explode and my thoughts scrambled. In this case pushing just made things worse. If my pattern hold, it will likely come back and discuss the things with greater detail 2-3 sessions from now.

For me I push myself then back off for a while and reapproach later.