I told my therapist I was fine and then sat in the car for forty minutes
The session itself went fine, in the sense that nothing went wrong. I said the things I usually say. I answered the questions that get asked. I even had what felt, in the moment, like a small breakthrough about a pattern from my childhood, the kind of insight that’s supposed to feel like progress. I walked out to my car feeling, if anything, a little proud of myself for how well I’d handled the hour. Then I sat down, put…

