lostmyway, I wonder if this 'after the break' session was an issue? I noticed that when my therapist is going to be away, I do pretty well with the news and pretty well when she's away. BUT, when she returns, it seems the feelings about her being away, about how much I missed her (that are so stimulated when I see her that first visit back) can make me shut down because so often there is anger there and I don't handle that well.

Please be kind to yourself and curious rather than judgmental about it, to use it to learn more about you