10 More Things to Talk About in Therapy (When You Still Don't Know WTF to Talk About)

Blanked on Your Therapy Session Again?

We already gave you 10 things to talk about in therapy for the days your brain goes completely blank in the waiting room. If that list has been getting you through your sessions, welcome back. If you're just finding us now, here's the short version: you don't need a crisis, a breakthrough, or a perfectly worded problem to make good use of your time with a therapist. You just need a starting point.

Here are 10 more.

1. Something nice someone said to you, that you deflected.

Downplayed it, explained it away, decided they didn't really mean it. That reflex says more than the compliment does. It's worth naming out loud instead of quietly arguing with it in your head.

2. A version of you you're grieving.

Maybe it's who you were before a diagnosis, a breakup, or a move. Grief doesn't only show up after a death. It shows up any time an old version of your life doesn't fit anymore, and that's real enough to bring into session.

3. Something you're jealous of, even if it feels weird to admit.

Jealousy usually points at something you actually want. Saying it out loud, petty version and all, gives you and your therapist something real to work with instead of a feeling you're pretending isn't there.

4. A conversation you keep having in your head on repeat.

‍ The one where you rehearse exactly what you'd finally say. Writing the same imaginary speech to the same person a dozen times is a sign of unfinished business, not overthinking.

5. The way you talk to yourself when you mess up.

Most people have never said their inner monologue out loud to another person. Try it once in session and see what your therapist hears in it that you can't.