Session Notes I

Dr Plato 'How are things going?'
X, pondering for a while 'OK, I guess. Zac is going to school pretty regularly. But he has problems adjusting to life in general.'
Dr Plato 'Could you explain that some more?'
X 'He keeps himself separated from the rest of the world.'

Dr Plato 'Why do you think that is?'
X 'It stresses him out to interact with other people.'
Dr Plato 'Is he productive at school?'
X 'I think so.' adding the disclaimer 'But I don't think they put much pressure on him for high productivity.' (No kidding!)

Dr Plato 'What does Zac himself think about his productivity at school?'
X 'I don't know, I don't talk about school to him.' (Zac is extremely resistant to saying anything about school, he sees it as interrogating and a way of driving him crazy so he will commit suicide. So I can understand why X has not been talking about it at all.)
Dr Plato 'It is important that he considers himself to be making progress. When people think they are making progress, they keep going. If they don't believe they are making progress, they will quit, even while they are making huge progress.'