Start With Original vs Current

© Helen Lesser 2009

Question:

In the article ‘Where not to start’ there is a reference to starting questioning from different angles and it gives the example ‘The reason the symptom was originally created’ and then as a different start point, ‘The reason the symptom is needed now’ – will that not be the same in most cases? ie won’t the reason be the same?

Very often the reason for the symptom remains constant, but not always – so it is not a good idea to assume this to be the case.

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