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Now. Remaining symptoms can be broken by intense concentration in other areas.

The critical part of the illness is over. You do not want any chronic lasting symptoms, even of lesser intensity, however. These are residue, acting on habit patterns, and they must be eventually erased.

When you concentrate on a symptom you reinforce it. Ruburt should know this. I am not suggesting that you pretend the symptom does not exist, but that you quite deliberately give yourself constructive suggestion, and turn your attention immediately away quickly to other matters.

In all cases emphasis on suggestions must be upon health and vitality. To concentrate upon a hand for example to see whether or not a suggestion has taken hold, is hardly beneficial. Ruburt is now at the stage where he has freed considerable energy, and this must now be utilized in constructive activity, and not to reinforce symptoms.

We want him now too busy and joyful to accept symptoms. This will involve some work on his part, but all effort must be made. He is to make an effort to remember his dreams, get up and record them, and anticipate projection dreams. Now spring is approaching. His energy can and must be used to good purpose. Additional energy is usually available to him during spring season, and it must be used to facilitate a complete cure.

Concentration must be taken away from the symptoms. Periods of peaceful quiet are excellent. Periods of fearful quiet such as those of last weekend must not be indulged in. The moods may be recognized of course, but their destructive nature must also be recognized, and concentration then directed to other stimuli.

Now. He must change his expectations drastically. He must fully expect a complete cure and release from symptoms. Otherwise he prolongs them.

When he does not believe his muscles will work, he will not put full strength upon them, for example, and physically weakens the muscle. He must work upon his attitude. He must concentrate in other areas. Music can be extremely beneficial. Dancing can be of great therapeutic benefit. Not, however, when he concentrates upon his symptoms.

He uses his fingers well when he types, and he uses considerable pressure. His concentration is focused on a more intense stimuli. He forgets his symptoms to a large degree. He forgets them to a large degree at nursery school and remembers them incidentally afterward.

I suggest that you change your environment and leave the apartment at times simply because there is such recognition of the symptoms within the apartment, and the change is beneficial. The breaking of habit patterns is beneficial, but this should involve a spontaneous, pleasant adventure.

These suggestions, if faithfully followed, will result in the disappearance of symptoms.

Praise him, without of course overdoing it (smile) but praise him when he is doing well and showing improvement, and encourage him. Do not comment overmuch about symptoms when they occur.

Your attitude is also important, of course. It should not involve pity, for this reinforces the symptoms, but should involve a confident assurance, particularly when he is fearful—an encouragement on your part, of constructive activities, a comforting but not overindulgent attitude, you see.