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Originally Posted by Millitoria
Hi Claritytoo.
When I was in therapy I would often 'blank out' and not be able to remember afterwards what happened. It was very distressing. I spoke to my T about it and she told me not to worry, as we were still doing important work in our sessions even if I couldn't remember it. She said on some level, some part of me was taking it all in and still getting the benefit. We spent a lot of time talking about why I couldn't remember, and she was happy to give me a quick run down of the last session based on her notes from the previous one.
It was very disconcerting though, being told what I had said or done when I really couldn't remember it at all. I just thought I had been staring into space or had just blanked it out for being too upsetting, but it seems like I was often still engaging in the session just with no recollection after wards.
If you can talk to your T about it that might be a good place to start, as they might have suggestions on how to help.
Milli
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The part you mention about your t telling you that you were doing good work in session even though you couldn't remember was a very positive thing to say. I will try to keep that in mind when I start to doubt my progress in therapy. I will ask my t if we are progressing. She has told me we are but I think I will let her know what you said and ask her if she will every now and than let me know that we are still doing well. But only if we are of course. Thank you for sharing. I think this will help me a lot.