Rhiannnon, I've had sessions like that. Every word was an effort. At the end of one, I apologized for wasting his time and told him it could be worse - that I wanted to just have him sit next to me on the couch while I stared at the ceiling and said nothing. My T said those kind of sessions have their place also, and are not a huge waste. It's about building trust and safety.

I really admire your effort to continuing talking and get through the massive discomfort.