The Obsessed Patient![]() A patient who is suffering from obsessions must carry out certain abnormal actions, or be wretched. She cannot do otherwise. It is as though she were forced by some outside agent, though the forcing is actually from within. When the nurse realizes this, and the more essential fact--that many patients, who have not true obsessions, yet have a tendency toward obsessed ways of thinking and doing--when she comprehends it almost as she would if she were the victim, then she is ready to help the patient by gently making the action impossible, and at the same time diverting attention. The Nurse Of The Future The Place Of Emotion ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Feedback |