Margaret was a plump 54-year old woman who was skeptical about psychological services when I first approached her. Three sessions later she sat quietly on the edge of her bed, staring down at her legs, her feet not quite touching the floor.
“I can’t walk. Every time I try to stand up in physical therapy, my whole body starts to shake.” She began to tremble, shivers traveling from head to toe.
“What do you think is going on?”
She clenched her arms around her petite frame, steadying herself. “I don’t know. I guess I’m afraid.”
“Because of your falls?” She’d fractured first one foot and then, months later, the other.