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(12 min.)
Michael efficiently gathers information from the client, focusing on how his present functioning is a problem, and what he wants. Mike, a 34-year-old married father of two, is “moderately depressed.” A critical running commentary continually directs his attention to his unpleasant past, including living with a verbally and physically abusive father, placement in foster homes, etc.
In Mike’s words, “It builds up and I have to get out of the situation and cry,” and “For a long time after I get home, I’ll be in another world” (and mostly not available to his wife and kids).
Mike’s deep resonant voice is the first clue to his auditory sensitivity (later he says that “pictures click”) but most of his predicates are heavily kinesthetic: “I've been carrying a lot of emotional baggage for a long time,” “I can't seem to move forward,” “I'm stuck in the gutter and can’t get out.” “People say bad things and it sticks to you,” (gesturing toward his chest).
His past orientation is particularly evident in the statement, “When I’m not sure how to move forward, I start replaying the things that have happened.” (Mike’s eye accessing cues and gestures alone make this video worth having and using in training!)
What I found particularly interesting and useful was Michael’s gathering information about Mike’s lack of ability to ignore his internal dialogue. When Michael asks, “How do you know whether to listen to the voices?” Mike replies “I don’t” (meaning both that he is unable to distinguish, and can’t choose to ignore them). Michael then describes asking people how they can have good self-esteem, even though they have critical internal voices, and mentions some of their answers: “I just turn the volume down,” “I imagine it as a barking dog, and I just walk on by,” etc.
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