I have records of most of my sessions, simply because my therapist and I work online, so we have chat records and email records, though I don't receive records of our phone sessions.

I find those records wonderful: I can go back and receive reassurance from certain portions, I can go back and process challenging concepts at more length later, when I feel safer, or ready for them, I can more accurately work through ruptures, and reference past discussions better in current sessions. Also, sometimes I like to glance through the months' worth and see my progress. Just knowing most of our conversations are in print is very grounding.

The only two downsides I've found is that if I'm feeling anxious, I may reread a controversial few lines repeatedly and worry over them until we've cleared it up, also, sometimes such intense topics are a little overwhelming to reread- as someone who struggles with dissociation occasionally, this can trigger it if I'm in a really exhausted, emotional, difficult place.