Question: when does pushing by a therapist become too much? My therapist is pushing me to begin volunteering. When I think of doing this my chest tightens and I can't breathe. She says I need to push through the fear, my pdoc says the same. I am reverting to OCD behavior, sleep issues and dreams (all signs of major stress issues.) There have been other issues with this therapist all centered around the constant pushing to move to the next level of my process ... am I just being difficult or is there something more there? Realize this is just a bunch of random thoughts instead of a specific question ...