Hi Pilatus-

I understand the internal pressure to want to talk about these things!! It's hard to work on coping strategies first ! Maybe you and your T can agree on what to do if the feelings are over whelming by the time a session ends. Mine will sometimes call and check in with me. If he is not availiable, I try to leave a meaningful message that lets him know how badly I'm doing. Being clear about what you need is very hard for me (because I am not prepared to hear NO)

Finding other ways of staying connected, when things are going well too can be helpful. (My therapist and I borrow each others books--although I do more of the borrowing than he does.) I don't know if any of this is helpful, but I'm glad you brought it up because I struggle with it too.