((( hangingon )))

I haven't done a timeline for T. I tried one on my own but I don't remember much so it was just a boring dateline really.

I am remembering more as therapy continues, so that's good. She said that might continue and so we go on our merry way.

How you got to where you are is, like for each of us, complex and doesn't follow a straight line or chronological order. I wonder if the idea of the timeline might feel extremely revealing right now and maybe more revealing than you are comfortable with right now.

I have done that too--said at the end of session that I will tell her something the next time. It does get me nervous and sometimes regretful. But I know that I can change my mind before the next session and go in and say that I changed my mind, or just not talk about it after all because at that time I no longer want to talk about it right then. That's okay too. I think all these things come up eventually and when it's a good time. However, making the parting statement about what I will talk about next time has also been a good way to encourage myself to talk about something, and making that statement and getting T's acceptance right then seems to be some kind of important first step.. a pre-exploration approval.. and it can make me feel more at ease so I do end up talking about that issue/topic the next time after all.

You might want to talk about the timeline a while before you do it, or before you decide whether to share it with her.