Accidental Therapy

In the usual rush hour, the therapist parked. her car and charged upstairs to get ready for the first client of the day. Half an hour later therapist and patient were considering evidence for and against the belief that the patient was the only person in the world who ever did stupid things, everyone else being mega effective and efficient.

The patient would break off every now and then to question why they were wasting their time doing this when it was obviously true that she was indeed the most careless and stupid person ever to occupy a human body.

Just as the therapist began to despair, a loud crashing noise could be heard outside the window that had both therapist and patient out of their seats, peering down into the car park.

The therapist’s car had reversed at speed into the side of a brand new vehicle at the opposite side of the car park. In her rush, the therapist had left the hand brake off and her car had made good use of its freedom by rolling backwards down the slight incline, gathering momentum and achieving considerable speed before finally crashing into the other car.

Pausing for consideration, patient and therapist exchanged looks ‘You were saying?’

Thus, the accident accidentally turned out to be effective for the patient.

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