Cynthia was a very attractive young girl who loved swimming. She often went to the State-run swimming pool in her town. At school she was star swimmer, and won several competitions. However, though still in the prime of youth now, she does not swim any more. She avoids going anywhere close to swimming pools. She does not watch any of the swimming competitions on TV.
She has lost interest in her studies and all outdoor activities and avoids her friends. She prefers to stay at home and read books. She has begun to binge eat and has put on weight. Occasionally she snaps at her parents and then feels sorry for it and apologizes profusely. “What’s happening to you? You have changed,” her concerned parents would often ask her. “Oh, nothing,” she would tell them. “It’s that I don’t like swimming anymore and really enjoy reading. I want to become a writer.” But her parents knew something was really wrong and encouraged her to see a therapist. She resisted for long. Finally she did go to a therapist.
FR JOSE PARAPPULLY SDB
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