April, would you rather die than be weak?
- It sounds like you were what we call dissociating. It's a defense mechanism. It feels like you are outside your body, but we do it sometimes to get away from something that we feel is frightening.
- What was I afraid of?
- That's a very important question.
- Did you ever have a ― when you were a child ― did you ever have a worry doll?
- A what?
- A worry doll. You tell it your troubles and it takes your troubles away. Maybe... Maybe that's what you think you have in me. You've told me you have cancer and now I'm worried about it. Now since somebody else is worrying, you don't need to. And since you don't need to worry, you mustn't have cancer. I have to tell you: talking about this to a psychologist is not gonna make it go away.
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