how do you feel about either recording the session or taking notes?

i have never recorded sessions... would feel odd being "on the air" in therapy lol, but i've heard one gets used to it. certainly that is the most complete way of preserving the contents of a session. you don't risk losing context as is possible with note-taking.

however, you do write well, so you might be a good note taker. an additional advantage to taking notes is that just the writing itself helps memorization... because you not only say things and hear things, but then repeat what is said/heard when you have to write it down or even rephrase it. this repetition, in the act of taking notes might be enough to help, even if you do not re-read them.

also, you could do both. and have the tapes as "reference" if you ever need to get a full picture, and doing notes to help you remember key points, and perhaps help keep you on track from session to session. when i take notes, and combine with journalling, i find it helps continuity from session to session immensely.

what do you think... and very importantly... how do you feel about doing either of these things?

~ waves ~