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Apr. 30th, 2012 10:18 amBack in his residency, Chase had done rotations in a handful of fields -- surgical, the NICU, and psychology -- and of the three, he hadn't really expected the latter two to win out. He was an intensivist at heart, but there wasn't a market for that on the island. He'd had to adjust. There were simple parts to that sort of adjustment and there were the harder days. Part of that difficulty lay in the fact that working in psychology gave him the inclination to know when he needed to ask for help.
It only intensified when the Doctor could see the same, just as clearly.
Now that they were better-staffed, Chase felt like he could book a session without overwhelming any of the team. He'd made an appointment with Xavier for weeks in advance, as if that would somehow make it easier to cope with. The trouble with postponing something, though, meant that it inevitably snuck up on you. The day had come and Chase could either do the mature thing and stay or run.
Five years ago, he might have done the latter without even thinking twice. He'd like to think that he was a different man, now. Instead of running, he stayed. He stayed and sat and prepared himself for something he'd been putting off for too long. "If you're amenable to it," he began, "I'd like to sit down once every two weeks. I think some sessions are an overdue thing, for me."
It only intensified when the Doctor could see the same, just as clearly.
Now that they were better-staffed, Chase felt like he could book a session without overwhelming any of the team. He'd made an appointment with Xavier for weeks in advance, as if that would somehow make it easier to cope with. The trouble with postponing something, though, meant that it inevitably snuck up on you. The day had come and Chase could either do the mature thing and stay or run.
Five years ago, he might have done the latter without even thinking twice. He'd like to think that he was a different man, now. Instead of running, he stayed. He stayed and sat and prepared himself for something he'd been putting off for too long. "If you're amenable to it," he began, "I'd like to sit down once every two weeks. I think some sessions are an overdue thing, for me."