May 16, 2009This Week in the World: House episode ~ Lost communication filters mixed blessing
On a recent episode of House, a patient lost the ability to filter his words. He verbalized thoughts and feelings that he normally kept hidden. His family was shocked and hurt to experience the man beneath the mask.
Eventually he was “cured,” and went back to his previous courtesies. His wife was relieved – and we were left to wonder if it would ever be the same now that she had seen his hidden nature.
The show presented the situation as a false dichotomy. It suggested he could either be Mr. Nasty or Mr. Nice. It did not raise the possibiity that the patient was revealing a raw but genuine part of his nature that needed to be neither turned loose nor supressed. It needed to be integrated.
I speak of whole brain integration and communication when I talk about Speaking Strong, Smart and Sweet.
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