Therapy case study: “I should be happy”

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People sometimes make a statement that startles me and leaves me reflecting on how I can help them clear up their thinking.

In response to a piece of good news a terribly unhappy young woman once told me,“I should be happy” obviously omitting the tacit end of her statement, “but I am not.” The good news alone could have brought happiness but did not because of her life circumstances. Instead, the result was a flood of tears.