Ha! Flysh*t out of pepper. That's too funny!
What gets me in therapy is being in the spotlight. I have it from having someone sitting across from me, staring at me in anticipation, waiting for me to speak. It's definitely SA in that it feels a bit like performance anxiety; the same kind of pressure that I feel in other situations. I give her great credit in expending so much energy in plying me with questions to keep me talking as when under pressure I get really quiet and my answers are short. I think I'm getting a bit chattier and it helps to dwell on a topic before I go in when my brain is storming rather than freezing.
I'm sure it's making my slow progress even slower but, hey, it's one of the reasons I'm there.
A while back on another board folks advised me to get another T if I couldn't trust her and open up. But the thing is, that's. WHY I'm in therapy...because I don't trust and open up. I used to get crabby about it but know the problem isn't her