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I've been seeing a psychotherapist for over a year. I trust her and know that she wants to help me. She's been very gentle in not forcing me to discuss the issue that concerns me the most (my fear and dislike of sex), focusing instead, on childhood trauma of abuse. She's now being more direct, asking me to describe intimate details of my sex life with my husband. This part of my life is what brought me to her in the first place. However, now that she's pushing me to talk about it, I can't. I can't use the words to explain what we do in bed, ways I react, things my husband does or doesn't do during sex. I just cannot talk about this. If I can't talk about my biggest fear, how can I resolve it? Please help!

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