Above all, the clinician must not shake what little faith the patient has in himself.
Having listened to people for a long time, I believe many of us should be thankful not to be shot.
Suffering brings the patient to us...the patient needs to feel heard and seen-that is, met, by another person.
Many patients cannot hear until they feel heard.
Of course they fought as lovers must do to find a liveable space.
The slow compromise, or even surrender, of our fondest hopes is a regular feature of normal human life.