Have I ever lied to my T?
Once. When I first confessed my transference to her she asked if there were any fantasies involved to which I promptly said, “No. Absolutely not.” When I finally admitted it to her sometime later she some how snuck in the remark that I am not a good liar.
As for topic, we usually pick up where we left off barring any major episodes that may have come up. Of course I am always welcome to discuss anything I wish, but in EMDR therapy it is usually best done in succession.
I did read somewhere once that quite often the first thing mentioned in session is often the topic that gets discussed. (Even within the greeting) I don’t know where I read that, and I don’t know if that is true. I have seen it work out that way for me sometimes when something came up unexpectedly that I did not feel warranted further discussion, then I found it distracting enough that we had to discuss it further.