I get that stuck feeling in my throat, but usually from non-verbal things. I just freeze and go silent. Even if soothing happens, I can't get out of it. It is very frustrating for me and my therapist, though he has more patience than I do.

When I attempt to do difficult things in therapy, I try to picture like the crest of a wave, where there is a section that is my comfort zone and a section that is way outside it, but there is an area just along the edge, and that that is where growth happens, even if painful or scary, and even if temporarily destabilizing. As long as it isn't unsafe, pushing at that edge can be really healing and helpful.