There are people that prefer constant but familiar pain to the brief but intense pain of the healing process. This defines their behavior and their perceptions.
These people are loathe to be helped, because that help then becomes part of the problem to them, no matter how well-intentioned the helper. This fear causes a certain amount of emotional stagnation, and a fear of over-stimulation. These people tend, as a general rule, to have quite a bit of paranoia.
I can only hope this pattern will not be applicable in terms of Michael, whose problems have a direct, obvious source. I will be meeting him tonight for the first time since Saturday.
These people are loathe to be helped, because that help then becomes part of the problem to them, no matter how well-intentioned the helper. This fear causes a certain amount of emotional stagnation, and a fear of over-stimulation. These people tend, as a general rule, to have quite a bit of paranoia.
I can only hope this pattern will not be applicable in terms of Michael, whose problems have a direct, obvious source. I will be meeting him tonight for the first time since Saturday.
