Thanks, guys. Writing things down is a strategy that has worked for me in the past (actually I write a lot now, but I never bring that with me to therapy). But I may do it anyway...I got so frustrated last week that I decided that I just needed to make notes and bring them because when I get nervous I forget everything I thought about (and everything about the session the week before).

If I'm realistic, my therapist is probably not frustrated with me...I'm frustrated with me, and I just assume that he will be, too. He's been consistent about telling me that it's OK and that he's not impatient with me but if he doesn't say it a thousand times in a session I start to not believe it (probably if he did, I still wouldn't believe it!).