Shhh....
The waves in her beautiful sea blue eyes sloshed about as if in the grip of a typhoon. "I have a secret", she said
"What is it?" I asked, sucked in despite myself.
"I can't talk about it. It's too painful." She looked away for a moment, swept up in the emotion. Her eyes turned to violet.
"Why is it so painful?" I asked as gently as a zephyr
"Because I don't talk about it. I know, I know... I'm crazy" she admitted and the colour turned to a straw yellow.
I saw my opportunity. "I don't think you're crazy. Why do you hold on to the pain by yourself? Why don't you share it with me?"
She laughed gaily "Don't be silly Doc", she said, "If I did that then what would we not talk about?"
That was pretty much all I got out of her that session. Note to self: I need to stop falling in love with my patients.They're all nuts and It's driving me insane too. I can spot the signs better than anyone in this galaxy.
Problem is.. who can I tell this to?
"What is it?" I asked, sucked in despite myself.
"I can't talk about it. It's too painful." She looked away for a moment, swept up in the emotion. Her eyes turned to violet.
"Why is it so painful?" I asked as gently as a zephyr
"Because I don't talk about it. I know, I know... I'm crazy" she admitted and the colour turned to a straw yellow.
I saw my opportunity. "I don't think you're crazy. Why do you hold on to the pain by yourself? Why don't you share it with me?"
She laughed gaily "Don't be silly Doc", she said, "If I did that then what would we not talk about?"
That was pretty much all I got out of her that session. Note to self: I need to stop falling in love with my patients.They're all nuts and It's driving me insane too. I can spot the signs better than anyone in this galaxy.
Problem is.. who can I tell this to?