1 result for (book:tps2 AND heading:"delet session septemb 18 1972" AND stemmed:symptom)
7/60 (12%)
Susskind
negotiating
congratulations
show
excuse
[... 26 paragraphs ...]
I want your ideas concerning sex and its part in your lives written down with the others, and honestly faced. I also want you each to consciously know what you think, secretly, about the ways in which Ruburt’s symptoms keep you from doing certain things, both of you.
If you do not want to do these things, and you are sure you do not, then admit it, without relying upon the symptoms as a handy excuse.
[... 6 paragraphs ...]
(4:09. Jane and I began a discussion about symptoms, then Seth returned.)
[... 10 paragraphs ...]
My advice is, stay away from it. There will be other shows, more advantageous. But do not use the symptoms as the reason for not going on the show.
[... 1 paragraph ...]
(The first day after Jane got the call, we thought of all the reasons we didn’t want to do the show—including the material on the show and Susskind in Daniel Logan’s book, The Reluctant Prophet. The next morning, I arose with the thought that all our stewing was after all academic—Jane’s symptoms would prevent us from being on the show to begin with —we couldn’t see her physically negotiating airports, taxis, hotels, studios, New York City, etc.)
That is a habit, one of the areas where the symptoms can be counted upon for an excuse. Do you follow me?
[... 3 paragraphs ...]
Give us a moment...There will be other shows, and he will be in a physical position to handle them. But you must understand that in your mind—now, you, Joseph—have thought of the symptoms as the reason why the answer (in the negative) would be given—and that is using the symptoms as an excuse. Do you see the difference?
[... 6 paragraphs ...]
