ABSTRACT
Humour was an important factor in how people related to each other in the early days of therapy and, interestingly, even at the end. The supervisor who referred Tamara to the author was seeing her brother for therapy. Tamara did begin to recognise that her rages against her neighbours, colleagues and friends were often out of proportion to current events and were inevitably sparked by connecting with traumatic elements in her past. Tamara was even able to contain her rage at times and for a full three years she did not take out any grievances at work. The initial correspondence said a complaint had been lodged and was being investigated. The letter explained that a panel would convene and decide whether or not there was a case to answer. The Complainant must demonstrate that all informal channels have been exhausted.
