Very well said and true to my own experience. T also does this thing where he says, "you've heard me say this before . . . ." and then goes on to tell me something he's not said before. I asked him about this once as I interpreted it as something negative towards me, like he was expressing that he'd already said what he had to offer me, but because I'm such a repetitive pain in the @ss, he's saying it again. Turns out it was not about me (surprise, surprise) and what he was driving at was at his age (late 60's), he is experiencing his memory of our sessions less well than he used to.

I don't mind repetition in certain contexts, including in T. There are books I have read more than once, including a couple that I used to read in the middle of the night when I had insomnia. I found them comforting.

I also sometimes feel like I can predict other people's words to me, as it's a sign that I know them pretty well. Some people have also said to me "I know what you're gonna say" but then they get it completely wrong.