Sitting, I think we all deflect both consciously and unconsciously. It depends on the moment, the given atmosphere in the room and how charged it is, as to whether T will interrupt or redirect.

I have been with T a bit over 2 years now. Like Mouse I also spent the first year talking about other people. (My son was in crisis at the time.) I distinctly remember one day T saying to me, "You don't like to talk about yourself, do you?" And I was very uncomfortable, squirming and thinking, "what the hell is he talking about?"

Yes, he leads me deeper and deeper but only in amounts I can handle. Right now I am on a plateau because of a crash of depression-but I feel I might be coming out of it.

What I have learned is that every session can't be an intense session or one where I leave thinking, AHA! The journey deeper into the psyche is one to be taken with caution and care. So, I guess sometimes we need to avoid and deflect. Trust the process--we hear that over and over but it' s so true.