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direction of the conversation, busied himself in coloring with care and the mother
patiently accompanied him in the dance of the brushes. By photographing with
paints and brushstrokes, the problem takes on form: “Wow! It's nice! Mom, you
look mean!”
“Ghost of Fury.”
Satisfied with the reproduction, Daniel says: “It is a giant of Fury that torments a
lot, attacks the head, and keeps hitting it.” The part of the conversation below
illustrates the dialogue that is being woven around the externalized problem (the
acronyms T, D, and A, refer respectively to Therapist, Daniel, and Aurora):
T: I think he has a jackhammer in his hands and drills holes in your head to get in!
(I paint a tool in the hands of the giant). Could we come up with something
to let you know when he's turning on the jackhammer? (I paint a radar that
says “No”, when it notices that the giant is approaching).
D: No... it crosses your mind... It's a ghost.
T: Oh! We are getting to know him better! He looked like a giant, but he's a ghost!
The Bad and the Good Ghosts: A Story of Reauthoring in Narrative Therapy with Children
Journal of Contemporary Narrative Therapy, February 2024 Release, www.journalnft.com, p. 2446.