ABSTRACT
Henry’s family consulted a psychiatrist who recommended long-term therapy with a psychotherapist, but the GP suggested they should see the author for a second opinion. Mr H was in his late forties, working in the world of finance, and Mrs H, of the same age, had worked as a nurse, but then devoted herself to bringing up her children. He was well aware of what he wished to convey to the author and his domain of ideas and words was very striking. Henry told him of seeing “flashes”, images of ghosts, and other indefinable figures that, as soon as he became aware of them, produced intense anxiety. Henry made a drawing of the “Candyman” where he wrote “very still face”. Henry picked up a sheet of paper and drew lines of different lengths, representing specific times during the night, trying to show to the author what he had in mind regarding “short” and not long dreams.
