This has happened to me often. I think it happens more when I am feeling anxious or unsafe. It's like my brain is so occupied with the anxiety, it can't retain anything else. I write down a few notes as soon as I leave the therapy office now, so that I can remind myself of the gist of our conversation.

One thing that has really helped me, though, is backing off focusing too much on any one session. A lot of times if I can just hold on to the feeling I had in session of being heard, and cared for, then I can come back to that during the week, no matter what we talked about.

Tigerlady, you're not wasting those sessions. They are sinking into your brain. It's a hard, long process overcoming PTSD.