oh gosh, feary, i do relate to this so strongly at times. where i just dwell on something, and then another thing comes up, and it gets added and added and added and all of a sudden i feel paralysed and unable to do anything without having someone to offload it to.

i do think therapy has helped me, though . there are some huge achievements ive made because of it (finishing my degree, getting into honours, moving out of home, making new friends <-- ). one part of therapy has been looking at what the problems are, but the other part is acting to change those problems. some of my problems dont have immediate fixes, and at times like those it does feel like my world is being consumed by just too much thinking. but you can learn skills to help you box those thoughts away, so that life remains manageable. i wonder if that is something you could bring up in therapy? for me, its best if i do my reflecting in the mornings because at night im too tired and i end up feeling overwhelmed. whereas in the morning i feel a bit more stable, and if things do get too much i can always stop thinking and go make a coffee/face the day .

this is something ive had to talk over with my T, though. im lucky because i find it easy to box things up, but he said other clients find it difficult and so he works with them to find other ways of not letting therapy overwhelm.