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dead to right with being late. But I did my best not to take the heat personally and
eventually had a chance to summarize Will's justified frustration.
Brian:
Will, I’m really sorry you’re feeling upset about my mismanagement
of time. I have to say, it makes all the sense in the world to me that
you would be as upset as you are about this. Especially given how
much adversity you’ve made it through in your life. It sounds like my
belated call has demonstrated to you that I might fall right in line
with how you’ve been treated in the past. I can’t imagine what it
might be like to have to deal with something like this, given your
history.
Will:
(Exhales) Well, yeah. I appreciate you saying that, Brian. It sounds like
you might get a little bit of what it’s like for me to be jerked around
by my medical professionals. It's traumatized me, and I get so upset
and completely lose my mind. And my wife and daughter get the
brunt of it at home. I’ve done therapy in the past, and though the guy
was nice, it wasn’t helpful…
Will goes on to explain that he went through an EBT (evidence-based treatment)
program with a therapist who “didn’t listen” to him and just had him complete
handouts. I reassured him I didn’t have any handouts I could provide due to my
lack of knowledge about what it’s been like to live the traumatized life “medical
neglect” set him on. And if he was still open to setting up an appointment, I would
happily agree to meet. He warmed up and agreed. We seemed to be on good
footing. So, it was with considerable caution that I gave a necessary caveat to our
initial meeting.
Animative Descriptions and Vivifying Discovery: Inviting Clients Into The Marvel Of Their Understory
Journal of Contemporary Narrative Therapy, May 2026 Release, p. 52-79.
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