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IV. Despooking Defective Communication

Despooking: The Understanding and Treatment of Anxiety

Pages 268-273
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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Careful listening (Ernst) reveals that many people continue to believe in spooks. This belief in ghostly images can be heard in the many versions of “I am being scared,” including, “He scares me,” “I just get frightened,” and, “Their laughter upsets me.” The person is creating a spook to explain anxious feelings.

This article discusses how a person develops neurotic anxieties and how these can be controlled, if not eliminated.

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Jonathan Wagner

Jonathan Wagner, MDiv, PCTM, is in private practice at Transactional Analysis Counseling Service, St. Louis, Missouri.