Twisted: the Collected Stories
“Dr. Harry Bernstein nodded and, after a moment’s pause, dutifully noted his patient’s words on the steno pad resting on his lap.
“I don’t mean he’s irritating me, driving me crazy that way—I mean he’s making me question my sanity. And he’s doing it on purpose.”
Patsy Randolph, facing away from Harry on his leather couch, turned to look at her psychiatrist. Even though he kept his Park Avenue office quite dark during his sessions he could see that there were tears in her eyes.
“You’re very upset...,” he said in a kind tone.
“Sure, I’m upset,” she said. “And I’m scared.”
This woman, in her late forties, had been his patient for two months. She’d been close to tears several times during their sessions but had never actually cried. Tears are important barometers of emotional weather. Some patients go for years without crying in front of their doctors and when the eyes begin to water any competent therapist sits up and takes notice.
Harry studied Patsy closely as she turned away again and picked at a button on the cushion beside her thigh.MoreLess
“I don’t mean he’s irritating me, driving me crazy that way—I mean he’s making me question my sanity. And he’s doing it on purpose.”
Patsy Randolph, facing away from Harry on his leather couch, turned to look at her psychiatrist. Even though he kept his Park Avenue office quite dark during his sessions he could see that there were tears in her eyes.
“You’re very upset...,” he said in a kind tone.
“Sure, I’m upset,” she said. “And I’m scared.”
This woman, in her late forties, had been his patient for two months. She’d been close to tears several times during their sessions but had never actually cried. Tears are important barometers of emotional weather. Some patients go for years without crying in front of their doctors and when the eyes begin to water any competent therapist sits up and takes notice.
Harry studied Patsy closely as she turned away again and picked at a button on the cushion beside her thigh.MoreLess
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