Hi there, in my latest Ask Me Anything post on Instagram stories, a lovely lady, called Maddie, asked me the following question.

And she says,

"Dear, Dr. Courtney,

I've been in therapy for about six months now and I still struggle with opening up to my therapist.

I really like him and I do feel much more comfortable with him than I did in the beginning, but I still feel like my anxiety of showing my emotions is between us.

He also told me that he feels as if I am holding back, which makes it harder for us to connect.

Every time he asks me certain questions, I just kind of panic inside and everything goes blank.

It's so frustrating because I really want to change and I tell myself, every week, to just open up more and let it go, but as soon as Thursday morning comes, I'm like, 'Never mind, I can't do it,' I'm so scared, every time.
Is it weird that I still feel like this after 6 months? Does it mean that I'm failing in therapy? Should I quit?

I do feel like it's helped me in certain ways already, but it's going so, so slowly.

What can I do to make it easier to open up?"

Find out my answer here.

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