Fic: Management Myths, Part 1

[med_anomaly]

Wilson sat stewing at the bus stop. He couldn’t believe House had just driven on by. But at the same time he wasn’t exactly surprised. How had things gotten so screwed up? He was living in a hotel, accounts frozen, car gone, practice suffering, and now, he was losing House too. The weight of how far his life had fallen from where he once thought

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[shortstuff8379]

"He was addicted to not being in pain. He was addicted to not feeling impotent and vulnerable at every turn. Maybe his fear of pain was unhealthy, but then so was having to live with it every moment of every day."

YES. This is how I see House's addiction. Not to the pills themselves, but to being able to live somewhat normally, to be "neutral", as he's put it. I think we can get so caught up in the fact that he is an addict that we forget why he's an addict, the thing you so wonderfully addressed, that he's in pain every moment of every day. Wonderful chapter, wonderful ending, going to read the next part!

[med_anomaly]

Thanks so much. Yeah, I think the show overemphasizes the pills. I agree House takes the pills to be "neutral," to function. That is the norm for chronic pain sufferers. I hope to shed more light on this as the story continues and maybe even show why medically, it's not even clear that House is an addict. I appreciate the comments and am glad you like the story so far :).

[thisisadarkride]

>>After a few long moments, brown met blue and the two men found themselves staring into each other’s eyes having a wordless conversation like so many they had had before.<<

Brown met Blue.....gave me chills..off to read the next chapter.

[med_anomaly]

ooh thanks, hope you like the next one :).