Hyde And Seek Analysis

Appear serene and relaxed, stay silent and allow them to speak. Even when they hesitated, don't interrupt, or ask another question, but maintain the benign, friendly expression, and pretend interest. Nobody, not even Psychiatrists, enjoyed awkward pauses, however Gerald was a man accustomed to them, and it was always the patients who broke the silence first, and that's where the majority of revelations came from. They needed to fill the empty void with words, and in their desperation to provide themselves that comfort, often what slipped from their lips wasn't as filtered as it otherwise would have been.

The Doctor legs stayed crossed, and his posture relaxed, as he matched Kat's hint of a smile elicited by the joke about Michael Rodriguez, and inclined his head in what could be taken as a sign of agreement. Make them feel comfortable, as if they were being listened to, and not judged. Or at least, don't make judgements which could easily be identified as such if you wanted to maintain the trust. His gaze settled on hers as he sipped his water, and although his ears perked up when she began to outline the plot of Hyde and Seek, Kat's voice remained the only one heard. …show more content…
In his vast experience, when a patient explicitly placed stress, unasked, on that which they stated they weren't worried about, it was generally their main