How do I handle this without being a jerk?

I’m in a therapy group. I like the people there except that they can ramble on about things that aren’t therapeutic or relevant. Even the group therapist joins in with them. I get bored and impatient because we’re all paying for the therapy but they’re constantly digressing.

When this happens, how can I get our group back on track without sounding like a jerk or a control freak?

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jomsim · 26-30, M

The moment you see an opportunity to veer things back to the main discussion, I'd leap on it. You can even act like it's a conversational gambit, like, "Oh, that reminds me of what we were talking about earlier".

ScarletWitch · 31-35, F

@jomsim yes. He should be discreet about it. Very clever...

jomsim · 26-30, M

@ScarletWitch I use this at work all the time. It does work, although there's no guarantee they don't go off on some other digression!