Thanks, Echoes. You're right that it is good that I'm less nervous lately in sessions...maybe that will continue to the point that I can feel things too. And you're definitely right that I should talk to T about it at some point.

Thanks, Rainbow8. I'm glad to hear others have the same thing happen. I have never cried or really gotten too emotional in session (sometimes I stop talking if I'm too upset), but mostly I just go blank or become very matter of fact. But right after the session I feel tons of things and wind up emailing her. So she knows what I'm feeling...I guess I just wish I could be feeling it when she was there to support me when it happened. The few times we've had phone sessions or calls, it has been really nice because I've felt things while I'm talking to her and she can respond to that. Unfortunately, seeing her in person seems to be too much and I freeze up.

Thanks, Dreamseeker9. That's really interesting advice your T gave you. I'm always shocked by how patient and understanding my T is. Like, I expect her to get fed up/punish me if I "misbehave" but she never seems to take it personally when I get upset. Very much not like the real world.

Thanks, Treehouse. I think you're on to one of my questions here: "I know DID isn't a pre-requisite for letting those young "selves" into the room." I do read "parts" and "ego states" in some people's posts, but I know nothing about any of that. But certainly I do feel "young" feelings sometimes, and at first I hated them, but now I am just confused by them. It's definitely not anything I've been able to show my T in person as it happens, though I've told her bits in emails so I know she's aware of it. I don't know. Maybe it's better that I'm just aware of them and can work through them analytically, but not give in to them and act them out. I don't know how much she would be able to respond to those young feelings anyway, so maybe it's better that it doesn't get tested.

Thanks for the thoughts, everyone. I appreciate it.