I go to therapy almost every week. I have been going to this T for a couple of years.
Progress? At this point, I don't know
My depression is not getting better. Many times I think it's getting worse.
The problem, I get to therapy and I can't talk. Thoughts race through my head but when I open my mouth nothing comes out. We end up resorting to yes/no questions and head shakes.
How can you be making progress if you can't even talk? Maybe it has stop working

I don't think it's stopped as much as it hasn't begun fully.

Talk with T about the difficulty you have talking. Explore what that's about.

Mine is many fears: fear of sounding stupid, of T thinking things I want to talk about unimportant, of not being able to expand on something once I bring it out, of trusting her, etc.

Think out loud, is how one person put it to me. It doesn't even have to be connected to anything, just let your thoughts flow.

What do you think would be helpful for you?

[OliviaC]

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The problem, I get to therapy and I can't talk. Thoughts race through my head but when I open my mouth nothing comes out. We end up resorting to yes/no questions and head shakes.
How can you be making progress if you can't even talk? Maybe it has stop working

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Keb, this is exactly what is happening with me! I am so discouraged that I have been thinking of stopping the therapy since I have such a difficult time talking most of the time.

I think ECHOES has made a couple of good observations and I plan to try them myself. I hope you have success. Best wishes,
Olivia

Thanks Echoes

I'm really not sure it would help.
It's like the thoughts are racing so fast and I can't remember what I was going to say. I start to say something and all that comes out is a grunt (not sure that's the right word) then nothing.
I can't seem to hold on to the thought long enough to say it.

Just don't know

Yes OliviaC, I agree with you. Echoes did make some good points.

It's good to know someone else is also having this trouble.

[January]

(((((((( Keb )))))))))

Write down or print out what you want to talk about with t. I do it when I just can't get the words out of my mouth and it has always brought good results.

Hugs,

Jan

[Nikki2000]

i know exactly how you feel... i have been seeing my T for three years now, but for the first two years i lost count of the number of sessions we would sit in pretty much complete silence...

like you i had thoughts and feelings racing through my mind but just found it impossible to talk... and often thought should i just stop, as it didnt feel like we were getting anywhere...

but i am so SO glad i didnt... i know its so hard to hold on when you feel like this, but i hope that you will find a way through... like others have suggested i found it very helpful to write down how i was feeling, it took several attempts before i was able to read it to T... but when I did, it was fantastic...

sometimes it takes a long time to develop a strong feeling of trust and safety with a T... but when you can bring yourself to open up, just a little... you will be so glad you did...

i hope things get better for you... best wishes Nikki x

Thanks January and Nikki

I'll try your suggestion of writing things down. Hopefully that will help work through this mental blook that's getting in the way.

Thanks again