"What's going on?" Aaron raised his eyebrows and waited for me to elaborate. "I haven't really had those nightmares about the fire lately, and I've been forcing myself to get desensitized to it. I don't freak out as much around smaller flames anymore." Eventually, I chickened out. The words were on the tip of my tongue, but I just couldn't bring myself to say them. Instead, I pivoted, giving the usual update on my mental state. That was how every session started. 'No, I just can't say it out. The threesome dream was way too wild. What would Aaron think of me if I just dumped that on him?' I rambled half-heartedly about my childhood traumas, but my mind kept racing, trying to figure out how the hell I could bring up that dream without sounding completely insane. As usual, Aaron patient

