Chapter 49
“Very well, actually,” she said. “I think perhaps he’ll begin to really open up to me in a few more weeks.”
“I guess it’s wrong of me to expect instant gratification,” I said.
“Indeed,” she said. “By the way, do you have any objection to my using hypnosis on Robbie?”
“Not if it will help him,” I said. “Mike?”
“Go for it,” he said.
“Sometimes hypnosis is a useful tool for helping patients talk about things that are too disturbing to face consciously,” she said. “Sadly, it has been abused a lot in recent years—all that publicity about so-called repressed memories comes to mind.”
“Lydia,” Mike said, “you have our complete confidence and trust. You can use whatever methods you feel necessary.”
“At least there’s no evidence that Robbie was ever abused by his father, either physically or sexually,” I said.
“Right,” she said. “I remember you telling me that you had the doctor examine him when you first met. That was a smart thing to have done.”