I just want to say that I recently told my T that I felt like I was unraveling (my exact term!), and this is what she wrote me back:

It's really normal to have that sense of "unravelling" while in therapy. Notice I didn't say "comfortable," just "normal" Therapy evokes strong personal emotions, which trigger memory, and eventually, growth. Thus the unravelling. I wish I could say there was an easier way. Or a more comfortable feeling. The hard part is that sitting with uncomfortable and painful feelings allows us to trust that they will eventually pass...and the more we trust that, the more we are able to grow beyond that tight little ball of pseudo-control.

(I wrote that I felt like I have been in a tight ball holding everything in for a long time and felt like I was unraveling bit by bit in each session)