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sunrise said: My T does not give out his e-mail address. In a way, it's good, because I really like to write and have a harder time speaking. So his not letting me communicate by e-mail is just one way he forces me to be responsible for my own sessions.

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Hey, that sounds just like my therapist! His email address wasn't on his business card, and I never asked him for it. That's actually better for me because I work too hard at being precise when I'm writing. I think it'd be much harder to come to any conclusions about me from my writing than from talking. I'm much less secure in talking (actually I have quite a bit of social anxiety) so I'm probably more myself! (Hey, that's who I am.)

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In one sentence or less, answer:
"If I could talk about only one thing to my therapist tomorrow, it would be....."

</div></font></blockquote><font class="post"> This is a great idea! I'm going to try this exercise. I have a hard time thinking of stuff to say too.

In answer to the other questions on this thread, my therapist does not take notes during the session. I think he only takes a few afterward. I think I'd be really uncomfortable if he took them during. Once in a while he forgets details, but he remembers the important themes.

I've only talked about a dream with him once. Wasn't sure whether a dream was a silly topic or not, but I had one that had really made an impact on me. He had lots of things to say about it and seemed to enjoy the subject. Now I'm hoping I'll have a cool dream.

Sidony