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You have the fear of the symptoms themselves, and this applies to both of you. The symptoms are still being projected into the future, and often (underlined) by you both. Consciously and unconsciously signs are passed and given to the effect that symptoms are persisting now and will continue to do so.

Both of you, remembering the article you read this evening (about Picasso), should keep in mind the immense energies of the inner self to solve such problems, to set the personality aright, and literally get it back on its feet. I have said this often, yet I cannot overemphasize it: Emphasis should not be upon the problem but upon its solution.

If Ruburt shows a bad bout of symptoms then often you both become extremely fearful. Very aware of those symptoms, concentrating upon them, and this worsens the condition. I am not saying that the symptoms are not fearful. This should be admitted.

There is a definite time period involved, and your own remark only shows that what I said earlier is correct. Both of you must believe that he is to completely recover. It is most important that Ruburt believe this, but extremely helpful if you will.

He does indeed. Now give us time. (Long pause at 10:25.) The two of you together can help break these procedures so that at least the both of you are not applying negative ideas at the same time. There are countless small daily rituals that can break or reinforce such attitudes. I will mention one that you broke. It was the ritual involving your can opener.

These are most important of course around the table, since you both eat and he works there. The bathroom and the stairs. The morning hours particularly are important.