i have a very hard time talking in T and have gone weeks without speaking a word.i am doing a bit better though.but i do still fall back into total silence,some of the things my T does is to insist that i at least respond to her by saying hi or some greeting in the beginning of the session.she will remind me of the consequences of remaining silent during the whole session.she will get on the floor and play games with me to help me relax.she has also done other things to help me relax,like breathing and moving my body.she has also restricted the forms of communication i am allowed to use with her.i can call and talk to her any time and she seems to return the call with in the hour or so. i can read stuff to her i write.i can not e-mail,text,or mail anything she will not read it.and a lot of times she lets the silence be what it is and just sits with me. she also doesn't seem to make to much of the situation.she seems to insist that i use my words as a way to communicate but if i choose not to she is OK with my silence and doesn't demand i talk.these are some things i see my T as doing to try and help me.

what i do that helps,i come here and practice what i may want to say and get things in my head kind of less complicated.i get all kinds of feedback and encouragement here to speak what is going on in my head.at the very least i say hi to T when i meet her.i am willing to sit on the floor or try other things to relax. i write things down to read etc...i'm not sure how much these all help make things easier for me or not. when i look back on the times that i have spoke to her more then hello none of these things seemed to make it easier .it seems i know how terrified i am.i go there and force myself through all the terror,anger,uncomfortablness,and all the complete awfulness that i experience and do it anyway,sometimes it is a whisper.say what i need to say and then DUCK.but sometimes it is just plain impossible and i just stay silent and i get frustrated but sometimes it just is what it is

sorry so long winded.i hope some of this may help.it is clear that i have a lot of work to do on this very subject but i am trying