| Summary: | Dr. David J. Cain begins therapy with John, a client who is looking for help in dealing with his partner's stress levels and in dealing with stressful situations in his life. He is uncomfortable with his partner's methods of stress relief, including yelling and getting angry, and wants to find a way to cope with that reaction, as well as a way to help him handle other more generalized stress. He has a fear for his health if his stress levels stay high. His past history suggests that stress would be detrimental to his health, so he tries to avoid it as much as possible. He also has a strong fear of dying or becoming injured. Dr. Cain empathizes with the client and reiterates to the client what he hears as the problem the client would like to see resolved. They also briefly touch on the client's reluctance to have a commitment ceremony, citing the ceremony itself as the problem.
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