I’m constantly wowed by the detailed descriptions of their therapy sessions posters recount in In Session or other threads. Generally I have an excellent memory, but my sessions, I usually have a vague idea what happened, and very clear memories of a few minutes at most. I think it’s probably partly dissociation, partly boredom (when they tell me things I’ve heard before), partly I don’t always hear what they say (and don’t always let them know).

How much of your therapy session do you remember clearly? (Before you consult anything like notes or a tape if you record them.) And why do you think that is?