Domna Salonen
Occupational Therapist
The Challenge
I work with a person who lives with anxiety. At the end of our session, he shared had wanted to read his text messages all week but 1) worried what was written, 2) found it a challenge to reply because of the predictive text setting on his phone.
The Change
We rehearsed the use of the phone. I stayed with him when he read his messages; we discovered caring words from friends and family. He wanted to reply to a friend. We changed the phone's settings together, disabling the predictive text.
The Impact
This person now felt confident to reply to his friend independently, which he did with a smile on his face. He restored his connection to his loved ones during the ongoing lockdown. Sometimes positive change is a matter of a few minutes.
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