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I’m still uncomfortable.
With therapy?
Yes. Is there anything else we
can try to make this easier?
Well, Freud had his patients
lie on a couch.
To relax them?
Yes, but not just that.
He wanted them to ignore him
and turn their attention inward.
Help them listen to themselves
in a deeper way.
Would you like to try that?
Worth trying, I guess.
Okay, go ahead.
How’s that feel?
Better or worse?
Worse.
Oh yes. Definitely worse.
Why?
Because now I can’t see you.
But I also can’t ignore you.
In fact now you’re all I can think of.
So it’s impossible to relax.
Much less listen to myself.
Because…
Because I’m too busy trying
to read your damned mind.
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