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Originally Posted by fadeaway
Honestly I'm embarassed to say this, but yes I occupy my hands with something during therapy--I scratch/pinch myself to help myself focus and I use it to try to get myself to talk. It hasn't helped. I still do it...it's kinda of unconscious, but then I realize I'm doing it and don't stop.
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That's not really what I meant by occupying your hands. I play with a Tangle toy, or a stress ball, or my jewelry. What you're doing seems to be more of punishing yourself for being able to talk. That's not really fair to you...it's HARD to talk about things with a therapist, and you don't need to punish yourself for struggling with it.
When I'm really stuck and really anxious about talking, my T will ask for just one word about the topic. Could you maybe try that? Just blurt out one word or a sound that relates to it or a gesture or something, just to get it out there? And tell your T that's all you feel like you can do right then? Then the next time, try for two words?