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when I talk to her I can't find my words and I never go into detail and I skip all over the place because I'm worried so much what she thinks. Nothing I say makes sense half the time. I can't communicate like a normal human being.

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I wrote almost this same statement in my journal yesterday. I've been in therapy a year and still trip over my words. Therapy is the only place where I hear myself mumble and stutter, what's up with that???? It is very, VERY frustrating. (((Kessa))) If I push away the nervousness and anxiety, I can talk perfectly clear and be coherent. Unfortunately when I push away the nervousness, my emotions and feelings disappear as well. How do you talk about feelings your experiencing, when they move out of reach during the session. I'm sorry I am not posting anything helpful. I'm ready to revisit the "getting trashed before therapy" option previously discussed. (JUST KIDDING-lets not go there again :-)) For me it's either a bumbling idiot or a 3rd person narrator. At this point my therapist has offered no good advice other than, "It an old behavior pattern, its difficult to change, you just have to break the cycle." Unfortunately, the HOW still eludes me.

Sky_, Pink, Pegasus, Perna: How about sharing some tricks of the trade for this mouth block. (Perna... I've assigned you an honorary PsyD. or do you want the PhD. - Lets not go here again either LOL)