Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy - Plot & Excerpts
The work involves precision, and the traffic controller must be constantly alert—a blunder could result in tragedy. I wonder however if that job is more taxing than mine. After all, the pilots are cooperative and intend to take off or land safely. But the ships I guide are sometimes on an intentional crash course. Here’s what happened during one thirty-minute period last Thursday morning. At 10:25 I received the mail, and skimmed a long, rambling, angry letter from a patient named Felix just prior to the beginning of my 10:30 session. Felix announced his plans to carry out a “blood bath,” in which he would murder three doctors, including two psychiatrists who had treated him in the past! In his letter Felix stated, “I’m just waiting until I get enough energy to drive to the store and purchase the pistol and the bullets.” I was unable to reach Felix by phone, so I began my 10:30 session with Harry. Harry was emaciated and looked like a concentration camp victim. He was unwilling to eat because of a delusion that his bowels had “closed off,”
What do You think about Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy?
