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I had been brushing my teeth with foam in my mouth, looking like a mad dog when it dawned on me. s**t! I remembered I had to pick up Hanna for work since her car was still parked at the office. Picking up Hanna meant that I had to leave a half an hour earlier if I was to get there on time and I had forgotten to set my alarm, which forced me to whip through my morning routines. Therapy can be stressful work. I’ve found that I’m a better therapist if I can approach my patients nourished and well-rested which usually requires leisurely awakening and morning ablutions. In hindsight, I should have demanded she take her own car. Maybe then she might have monitored what she drank if she had to drive herself home. As it was, she was too impaired to drive. It had only been one day and already I
