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Submitted to Contest #316
I owe my receptionist an apology for what I said to her when she told me my next patient was Santa Claus. She has been trained not to support or allude to patients’ attachments, triggered behaviors and anxieties. To her credit, she didn’t get defensive. She just opened her eyes wide and said, “You should really feel honored.” Then her voice took on a breathy Marilyn Monroe tone. “Imagine,” she said, “Out of all the therapists in the world, he chose you.”I took the new patient work-up from her and stomped to my office.I expected a potential d...
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