Thank you for your response and the link you sent. I read all of the points made in the article, but have the feeling that my inability to express emotions goes deeper/further back than how I behave today in specific situations. My sense is that my problem originated in how I formed attachments to my parents - neither were available much of the time. I can verbalize (much easier than showing) how I feel. It's almost as if my amygdala and right frontal cortex have been short-circuited somewhere. My T wants me to scream, cry, rage...do something other than just telling her/him how I feel. After posting last night, this a.m. I feel ashamed that I can't do what my T wants me to do, almost like I'm defective in some way.

I do appreciate your help...I'll reread what you sent and see if something resonates with me now that I'm trying to dig deeper. There's a lot of emotion in me...if I can just get close enough to really feel it.