PSYCH 178: Psychoanalytic Treatment of Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive and Trauma-Related Disorders
Medlock Holmes and the Five Chambers of Anxiety
London, 1895.
An unusual invitation brought Medlock Holmes and Dr Watson to Blackthorn Manor, a sprawling Victorian estate whose inhabitants were tormented by five seemingly unrelated afflictions.
At the entrance, a brass alarm bell rang incessantly.
“Anxiety,” Watson observed. “Surely our task is to silence it.”
“Not necessarily,” Holmes replied. “A warning bell may be distressing, Watson, but before disabling it, we should discover what it is warning us about.”
Their first destination was the Chamber of the Broken Bridge.
A woman stood before…
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