CHAPTER 24

Third session, third week....

Now, given the entire context of her life, he asks her to reach the culmination:

“Describe the dream..., or dreams...” he demands when he realizes that she is already becoming redundant in talking about the details of her dramatic life.

The patient takes a deep breath and, showing a lot of effort, manages to release the words, slowly, as if she were trying to experience and narrate at the same time.

“In one of the dreams...” he whispers, after crossing his fingers and placing his elbows on his knees. At that moment, she changes her expression and continues with some reluctance: “... I see myself walking through a very beautiful field..., it looks like a park, similar to the ones we have here..., but not exactly one of them..., where..., where some mothers take their children to have fun. I notice that... there are toys..., slides, swings... A beautiful lake... where..., where I can see some of the mothers sitting on the lawn around..., serving treats, eac