I mentioned a book about depression once, and at my next session he told me he'd read it. I had not expected that, but I was quite pleased. We had a good discussion about it. The same thing happened once with a film I mentioned to him, which had had a very large impact on me; the next week he told me he had managed to look it up and watch it. Again, surprising to me but a very positive experience - it made me feel as if I existed for him between sessions.

From time to time we talk about literature, and I often use images from books or poems to try to illustrate things in my life.