Hmmmm, HATE IT! What is it about hearing yourself say what you wrote that makes it SO difficult. It is one thing to write it, this seems to be getting much easier for me at this point. Next is hearing my T read aloud what I wrote, more difficult...especially when you hear certain words that seem to echo in your ears when spoken. But the WORST... for me at this point is when I'm asked to read aloud something I've written... brutal! Psych professionals (pre-professionals) please explain the reason for this!!!!

My T encourages me to do this from from time to time. Not sure exactly if I would call it pushing me. Although... if you asked this question last week I would have probably described it as a push. My T will used the .... "I didn't get a chance to re-read the email you sent me today... can you refresh my memory on what it was about?"

Last session I think was the first time she was successful in getting me to actually do it. She started with..."I didn't get a chance to print out the email you wrote. Can you read back to me the part about x to... refresh my memory?" The previous session when she attempted this approach I pulled up the message on my blackberry and HANDED IT to her to review. But of course before she asked me this time she mentioned how she really needed to get reading glasses...Could have countered this with adjusting the font size for her...but you can only take avoidance so far. These tactics... are like the teacher asking the student for help solving 1+1 problems... What I love best about this game is that when we start talking about the email... she is like quoting it off the top of her head...like she really needed her memory refreshed!

Hearing yourself read aloud thoughts you had...if very difficult! Not sure why we need to enduring at some point but.....seems like it is part of some process. I'm hoping that it will get easier like writing did. Maybe someone else farther along can explain what we are doing.