[tkdgirl]

So I had my first ever session today and at one point T asked me a question which I started to answer but then sorta zoned out and lost focus for a second. I asked her what the question was again, stating that I had forgotten and her response was that she forgot too. She then quickly moved on to something else.

I'm just wondering if this has happened to anyone else or I am just paranoid over nothing. I can almost guarantee that she did not forget the question as it was only a few second before I asked her to repeat it.

Now it's bugging me that I can't remember what she asked me.

[ECHOES]

Oh, yes! I laugh when I get sidetracked and forget what I was intending to answer or explore. We both laugh and it's okay And sometimes my therapist will forget too. She'll try for a minute to remember but if she can't, she shrugs and we just keep going. I think that your therapist 'went another direction' does mean she also didn't remember.

Really, it doesn't matter if we answer the question because our therapists are still listening to what we say.

[rainbow_rose]

I think both you forgetting just seems to be a very human thing to happen. I zone out too at times. It's an ok thing to happen.

It's been my experience that not much happens during the very first session. Your T may have interpreted your "zoning out" as not wanting to answer the question, so she moved on to something else. I wouldn't worry about it. If it was important, you can bet that it will come up again

And yes, I've zoned out too. Just last session I had to ask my T to repeat a question. Congratulations on your first session!

[lostmyway21]

Yes it happens. Last week my T asked me a question, I began to answer and halfway through I stopped and asked him what he had actually asked. He immediately realized I wasn't still there with him. We changed direction right after that...didnt even finish the question.

[tkdgirl]

I guess I'm still new to this whole thing, thanks for the great insight.

[stopdog]

I forget questions asked by the t all the time. Sometimes she will repeat it and and sometimes we move on. Sometimes I get lost in thinking about a response and sometimes it seems to be just plain dissociation. Sometimes if I take a long time away, her mind has gone off too and no one can remember.

[CantExplain]

Yes, we sometimes forget the question.

Ideally, T would remember but even mine doesn't always.

[pbutton]

We were interrupted by another T's panic button once. T actually remembered where we were and picked right back up when he came back in the room. It was unreal.

Although I suppose he could have said anything because I sure as heck didn't remember. I was mostly intriged because something beeped, T said I'm sorry that's a panic button, and hustled out of the room. From what I overheard it sounded like another male T had hit his button by accident.

To answer the original post, yes, I forget the question often. I stop and ask what the question was. And robo-T always knows.

[Betty_Banana]

I think the one word I say more than any other during sessions is "what?". I forget as soon as he asks questions lot of times.

It's really no biggie and nothing to stress about....it just happens.