the wonders of Milton!

Many years ago I read UNCOMMON THERAPY, and became so absorbed in it that I was hooked! At that time I was a nurse on a childrens ward, and having read the part where Dr Erikson spoke to his son re the bleeding of the lip etc I was able to use this style when a child fell over on the ward and started to cry uncontrollably, by gently and firmly repeating that " the pain will go soon" his mother retorted to say he "needed more than that" but after the 2nd repeat, he stopped crying and I have remained grateful to Milton ever since. I have also been able to adapt his "techniques" / "style" for instance when people usually women friends, say they have put on loads of weight and quite frankly look as if they have never really eaten a full meal...!, my response is to say "my God, you have, yes you look really huge, really huge.......".it really seems to do the trick of bringing them back to reality!

These days I do therapy with clients, I am impressed that Milton did so much with his problems caused by Polio.I have to wear hearing aids and therefore know something about struggle, I am however undecided whether clients would benefit from knowing as I have for many years never disclosed this,( except to one client who had to wear them as my way of making a connection with them..). for fearing that they would see / percieve me as less effective.

Any thoughts?
Thanks

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