There have definitely been times that I've struggled with this! In those moments what usually ends up coming out is "I don't know." There have been a bunch of times where in a moment of total panic and paralysis I've said "I think that I should take a break from therapy," when what I was really trying to say was "this is so painful, and I can't find the words, but I really need your help." So awful! It's something that my T and I are working on together and it hasn't happened in a while, but it's so hard when it does. I'm slowly starting to be able to tell her what is happening in the moment...that I feel frozen, paralyzed, whatever and I can't get the words out.

Do you think you would be able to do that? To tell your T what is happening in the moment? I really empathize, it's an awful feeling!