(((echoes))) sometimes when i feel stuck is right at the point i am getting ready to make progress. i know that sounds like a conlicting statement but it's true for me. i used to think i was on the "hot seat" as i called it and would batten down the hatches and get ready for the blow. i wouldn't budge...truth is i was hearing what my t said to me. i just didn't want to acknowledge it at the time. then i'd go home in a huff and ruminate on the point we were "discussing". it would take me a while sometimes to be willing to acknowledge what was said. in a way i do feel we are protecting ourselves because some of therapy can be downright painful but to get to the other side in our hearts we know we will do it...sometimes it just takes time to "peel away the layers of the onion'. please try to be kind to yourself. one day you will turn around and see that you have made progress and really know it!!! i'm sure you're t understands when a session is diffcult for you. i like to say progress, not perfection...cause none of us is perfect. hope this helps cause you are making progress even if you don't feel you are. if you still doubt that, you might want to talk this over in a session with your t and get his/her input.