My former T asked me to listen to my body and describe what I was physically experiencing.

He did so because I had shut down emotionally and couldn't get in touch with any of my feelings.

At first I thought he was nuts, but once I started answering his questions (how does your neck feel, is your breathing shallow, uneven or deep etc) , I actually started bawling because I had unwittingly bottled up alot that week in order to manage and function on auto pilot. And it was all trapped physically just waiting to be released, like a type of toxic tension.

I think it's stupid to not explain or in my case guide the client through the exercise...