Dear Patient, I love treating headaches. When a person comes in with one, they almost always feel better after a few needles and an hour of rest. Often the headache vanishes altogether. But every now and then the needles do the opposite of what they’re supposed to do, and the headache intensifies. I hate this. A person comes to me for help, and I end up making things worse. And then I start to feel terrible about myself. Surely I have done something grievously wrong. People aren’t supposed to leave my clinic feeling worse than when they came in. I have made a mess of things. I am a maker of messes, an amplifier of headaches.
Making a Mess
Making a Mess
Making a Mess
Dear Patient, I love treating headaches. When a person comes in with one, they almost always feel better after a few needles and an hour of rest. Often the headache vanishes altogether. But every now and then the needles do the opposite of what they’re supposed to do, and the headache intensifies. I hate this. A person comes to me for help, and I end up making things worse. And then I start to feel terrible about myself. Surely I have done something grievously wrong. People aren’t supposed to leave my clinic feeling worse than when they came in. I have made a mess of things. I am a maker of messes, an amplifier of headaches.