Jello,
In your school comparison, if you are struggling in a class do you ever go to the professor to seek their input on how you might better approach the content? I am very much an independent learning, at this point I know how I learn and acquire new information. If I know what it is I need to learn, I can usually, despite what the teacher does, map out a course of action that will meet the learning objective. I can do this because I know this part of myself and I am an educator and know different approaches to use.

However, with therapy I feel totally lost. I can't seem to see the overall process nor figure out where I am relative to it. (Am on on chapter 1 of 5, 3 of 10, etc?). All I know is that I was once relatively happy with my life, now I am unhappy and I can't figure out how to undo the mess I've created. I am also the type of freak that has trouble simply letting go, trusting that someone knows what is best for me, and just relaxing and following her lead.