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"feeling like you're in trouble" is one specific problem. You might have other problems too but you can't fix them all at once. Focus on one at a time. Share the existentialist memes you identify with with the therapist.
They're going to want to unpack why you feel that way, and you need to be willing to do some introspection outside the session about why that is. Write down individual times, things, or places when you "feel in trouble".
Share the post you just wrote. Read it to them verbatim. You do have things to say.
If you go blank during the session and think you have nothing to say, write down things ahead of time and read them off your phone, even if they're "just" lemmy comments.