In my opinion, the single biggest barrier to your progress will be fear. It seems as though you are certainly willing and open to what's in front of you, but whatever you least want to say, you must.

Whatever action you most want to avoid, you must do.

If something catastrophic does happen you must trust your ability to handle it, to tolerate it, and step out of yourself and look at it critically.

Getting in touch with your emotions is important, but having the courage to *think* about those emotions is equally is beneficial.

A lot of people will say that there is more than one way to do therapy correctly, and this is absolutely true, but the vein that underlies each method is courage.

I've come to think of myself as a lioness with a night light. My therapist loves this.