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George - II(You might
need to have a look at George
if you don’t recall this man.) I did not come up with my ideas
about George's true problems by dipping into a secret bag of esoteric
and abstruse psychological tenets. They came from very concrete
facts.
1)
The test results.
In deciding
whether or not psychotherapy is working for you, these last two
points are crucial. You should be experiencing symptom relief and
this kind of epiphany, of "aha!", on a regular basis. Otherwise,
why go?
2) The pattern of George's complaints about his memory coming just at the moment when he, or anyone, might feel even slightly "on the spot". 3) My irritation, which I have learned tells me I'm feeling subtly controlled, especially in contrast with George’s presentation as helpless. 4) George's burst of energy, insight, and memories as we began to discuss this possibility that "memory loss" was really a cry of anxiety. 5) The improvement in George's memory, i.e. the abating of the symptom.
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