Hi Jules, and welcome!

I have avoidant personality disorder as well as Borderline Personality Disorder, plus a few other mental illnesses.

Sometimes 6 months is not enough to 'fix' the problem, depending on the severity of what you're trying to avoid. I have been with my shrink for 3 years, almost 4, and I still can't tell him the 'details' of my past. I started seeing him because of work problems. He's also int CBT as well as medication (which I'm on).

The thing is, I don't believe there's a time limit to 'curing' these things, and even if you want to talk about things and not avoiding anything, you might not able to do that. No matter how much you want to, something inside stops you. Please don't be hard on yourself. You will be able to get past this wall when YOU are ready, not when your brain tells you, or anyone else, for that matter.

As for your therapist, please talk to him about not 'pushing'. Like other people have said, writing things down helps.

I hope what I've said made sense. Take care.