| Client | Sometimes I just don’t know what to do with myself. I try to get focused but I just can’t seem to get it together. |
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| Client | I am so tired all the time that I just don’t know which problem to focus on . . . so I just ignore it all . . . then nothing gets done. (client saying slowly looking down) |
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| Client | The hardest part of it all is that people are depending on me . . . my family, my kids, my work. I’m just letting everyone down and I know that but it just makes me more depressed to think about what all I have to do. |
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| Client | Can you tell me where to start? Do I solve my family problems or my work problems first? I need you . . . or somebody . . . to tell me what to do! (client exclaiming but with tears) |
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| Client | Everyone keeps saying it will all work out . . . you’ll be OK . . . but they aren’t in my shoes! They don’t know what it’s like to feel this way! |
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| Client | The demands at my job have gotten so much worse I just want to quit . . . but I know I can’t. They depend on me to hold the place together (client hesitates and tears up more) . . . but who is going to hold me together. |
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| Client | I think I am falling apart at the seams and don’t know where to turn . . . I hope you can help me. |
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| Client | My kids are taking care of me sometimes. I try not to let them see how depressed I am but they’re smart . . . they can see . . . especially when I’ve been coming home from work and sleeping for long naps. I never used to do that. |
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| Client | I hope they aren’t disappointed in me . . . like I am in myself. (client crying) |
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| Client | (Client still crying and can’t seem to talk) I guess that . . . (still crying) |
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