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Originally Posted by Perna
Sounds like you and your therapist are doing well. You have identified the problem, what you want to work with; that is the first step. Nothing is going to happen all-at-once, you aren't suddenly going to open up or start crying on demand, etc.
You don't have to force yourself to receive help, you are receiving help! You go to therapy and are working with your therapist, you are coming here and asking for help, you are quite willing or you would not be pursuing it this hard yet!
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I agree. You are working on this simply by pursuing therapy. Don't put too much pressure on yourself to open up and cry in therapy. It takes time. It's taken me six months to let my t see my depression symptoms first hand. I put up a strong front until now. I've never cried in front of her. It will come with time.
Have you tried some stream of consciousness type journaling? I've been feeling stuck and started doing that after my last session. I accessed some emotions I didn't even realize I was feeling. It's not the same as being able to process the emotions with t in a session, but it does help me practice accessing the feelings, think about them, get comfortable with the idea I have them, and accept that I have them. And it's given me something to talk about at my session on Wednesday.