I think I recognize parts of where you're at Echoes. I was reminded of how my T used the image of us travelling down the highway together and I'd suddenly take an exit ramp but then I'd eventually circle back around and get back on further down the road :-) That image helped me because it was concrete and I could "see" it and use it and we could both better catch me when I'd be doing it so eventually I didn't do it so much.

Don't forget that it's often harder to see things when you're in them. I wouldn't be too hard on yourself for feeling stuck; just decide that it's chewing gum on the bottom of your shoe instead of a tar pit? :-) They both have to be dealt with but one feels worse than the other and is more worrisome. So what if your T has to show you the first few times how "easy" it is to think logical thoughts about your life and future? It's all a learning experience and you just haven't had the opportunity to have that experience until now so someone has had to teach you and the someone is your T. Parents weren't any good at it were they, LOL.