Case #121 — Partner blaming
Sally admitted to being a bitch. She would easily berate her husband. There were many things about him that infuriated her. His lack of responsibility with money and his lack of career drive was one o…
Case #122 — A complicated relationship
I told Rosemary that I wanted to get to know her. She came with a very open and positive attitude towards me. She said she wanted to know something beautiful about me. This I found a difficult questio…
Case #123 — In search of the elusive feelings
Lenny wanted to feel. He was not in touch with his feelings, at all. I asked at what point he had lost contact with his feelings. This is a field oriented question, paying attention to context. He sai…
Case #124 — Meeting in spite, hate and acceptance
Abby spoke sharply. She was annoyed by another man in the group, and the way he expressed his feelings. She was critical, and somewhat condescending. I was interested in her energy, more than the word…
Case #125 — Fear turns to excitement
Martin came with the issue that during the group meditation period, he had felt some tension in his stomach. I enquired whether this queasy feeling was familiar - it was not usual. He wondered if it w…
Case #126 — Moving into the time bomb
I spent some time trying to find what the issue was for Iona. She said she was not in touch with her feelings. Friends said variously she was warm, or angry, or other descriptions, but she could not r…
Case #127 — Guardian policemen
Linda brought a dream. She was driving a car, and the brakes were not working. Also, she was driving a truck and the same thing happened. In Gestalt fashion, I asked her to relay the dream in the pres…
Case #128 — Getting attention, paying attention
Jenny talked about wanting to be brave. She was a young woman, enthusiastic, interested in learning, and vocal. I commented on the latter, saying she seemed to be good at getting attention … but it ap…
Case #129 — Nothing wrong with you
Annabelle was concerned about some feedback she had got from others, over what people saw as her conservatism around relationship values. She wondered if in fact she was too rigid, and needed to liste…
Case #130 — Twisted feelings transform into the vision
Isobel was depressed. She said her issue was a ’ twisted feeling ’ . She fought often with her husband. In fact she said it was ‘ all the time ’ . She was a housewife, and stayed mostly in the house.…